Martin Furnival Jones
Encyclopedia
Sir Martin Furnival Jones, KCB
(1913 - 1 March 1997) was Director General of MI5
, the United Kingdom
's internal security service, from 1965 until 1972.
, Furnival Jones was a Cambridge
graduate with a law degree. He was Director-General of MI5 from 1965 to 1972.
Order of the Bath
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(1913 - 1 March 1997) was Director General of MI5
MI5
The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom's internal counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its core intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service focused on foreign threats, Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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's internal security service, from 1965 until 1972.
Career
Born in High Barnet and educated at Highgate SchoolHighgate School
-Notable members of staff and governing body:* John Ireton, brother of Henry Ireton, Cromwellian General* 1st Earl of Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice, owner of Kenwood, noted for judgment finding contracts for slavery unenforceable in English law* T. S...
, Furnival Jones was a Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
graduate with a law degree. He was Director-General of MI5 from 1965 to 1972.