Edward Warburton Jones
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Sir Edward Warburton Jones PC(NI) PC QC
(3 July 1912–18 March 1993) was a Northern Irish
barrister
, judge
and politician.
Teddy Jones was educated at Portora Royal School
and Trinity College, Dublin
. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1936, took silk in 1948, and was called to the English Bar (Middle Temple) in 1964.
In 1951, he was elected to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
as Unionist
member for Londonderry City, and was appointed as Attorney General for Northern Ireland
in 1964, and to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
in 1965, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable".
In 1968, he resigned from Parliament and from political office upon appointment as a judge of the High Court of Northern Ireland, and then as a Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland in 1973, when he was also knighted. In 1979 he was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He retired in 1984 and died in 1993.
He served as a Lay Member of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland
and was Chancellor of the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe from 1945 to 1964 and of the Diocese of Connor
from 1959 to 1964 and from 1978 to 1981.
Jones died in 1993 at Craig-y-Mor, the large coastal mansion inherited through his wife's family, in Treaddur Bay
, Isle of Anglesey; he had one son, also a barrister in England and Northern Ireland.
Queen's Counsel
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(3 July 1912–18 March 1993) was a Northern Irish
Northern Ireland
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barrister
Barrister
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, judge
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and politician.
Teddy Jones was educated at Portora Royal School
Portora Royal School
Portora Royal School for boys, and some 6th form girls, located in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is one of a number of 'free schools' founded by Royal Charter in 1608, by James I...
and Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
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. He was called to the Northern Ireland Bar in 1936, took silk in 1948, and was called to the English Bar (Middle Temple) in 1964.
In 1951, he was elected to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
House of Commons of Northern Ireland
The House of Commons of Northern Ireland was the lower house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. The upper house in the bicameral parliament was called the Senate. It was abolished with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act...
as Unionist
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
member for Londonderry City, and was appointed as Attorney General for Northern Ireland
Attorney General for Northern Ireland
The Attorney General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly....
in 1964, and to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
Privy Council of Northern Ireland
The Privy Council of Northern Ireland was a formal body of advisors to the sovereign and was a vehicle for the monarch's prerogative powers in Northern Ireland. It was modelled on the Privy Council of the United Kingdom....
in 1965, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable".
In 1968, he resigned from Parliament and from political office upon appointment as a judge of the High Court of Northern Ireland, and then as a Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland in 1973, when he was also knighted. In 1979 he was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He retired in 1984 and died in 1993.
He served as a Lay Member of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
and was Chancellor of the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe from 1945 to 1964 and of the Diocese of Connor
Diocese of Connor (Church of Ireland)
The Diocese of Connor is in the Province of Armagh of the Church of Ireland.-Overview and history:Christianity has been present in Connor Diocese for over 1500 years. Tradition holds that St. Patrick herded sheep on Slemish, in the heart of the Diocese, when first brought to Ireland as a slave...
from 1959 to 1964 and from 1978 to 1981.
Jones died in 1993 at Craig-y-Mor, the large coastal mansion inherited through his wife's family, in Treaddur Bay
Trearddur
Trearddur Bay is a village is located south of Holyhead on the west coast of Holy Island off the north-west coast of Anglesey in Wales. The population is c.1000....
, Isle of Anglesey; he had one son, also a barrister in England and Northern Ireland.
Sources
- http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/biographies.html