Hugh Emlyn-Jones
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His Honour Hugh Emlyn-Jones JP (1902 – 9 June 1970), was a British judge and briefly a Liberal Party politician.
Emlyn Jones was the son of Evan and Ellen Jones of Newton-le-Willows, St Helens. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University where he won a First Class Honors in Law, after winning a Dauntesey University Legal Scholarship. He won the Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster’s Prize and John Peacock Prize. He married, in 1938, Morfudd Davies of Cardiff. They had one son.[1]
Politics
At the age of 27 Emlyn Jones was Liberal candidate for the Chorley Division of Lancashire at the 1929 General Election;
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Douglas Hewitt Hacking | 19,728 | 45.6 | ||
| Labour | William Taylor | 18,369 | 42.4 | ||
| Liberal | Hugh Emlyn Jones | 5,207 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,359 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 43,304 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
He did not stand for parliament again.[3]