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David Jenkins, Baron Jenkins
David Llewelyn Jenkins, Baron Jenkins (8 April 1899 – 21 July 1969) was a British judge. Early life and education Born in Exmouth, he was the third son of John Lewis Jenkins, Sir John Lewis Jenkins and his wife Florence Mildred, second daughter of Sir Arthur Trevor. An elder brother was Evan Meredith Jenkins, who later served as the last List of governors of Punjab (British India), Governor of the Punjab. Jenkins was educated at Charterhouse School and fought then with the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own), 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) in the First World War. After the war, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1920, winning the Hertford and Ireland scholarship. Jenkins was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn three years later and made his Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), Master of Arts in 1928. Career He was made a King's Counsel in 1938 and subsequently served in the Royal Army Service Corps during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Of Appeal In Ordinary
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords, as a committee of the House, effectively to exercise the judicial functions of the House of Lords, which included serving as the final court of appeal for most domestic matters. On 1 October 2009, the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 was repealed owing to the creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The House of Lords thus lost its judicial functions and the power to create law life peers lapsed, although the validity of extant List of law life peerages, life peerages created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 remains intact. Lords of Appeal in Ordinary who were in office on 1 October 2009 automatically became Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. At the same time, those Supreme Court justices who already held seats in the House of Lords lost th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney-General Of The Duchy Of Lancaster
The Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster is the law officer of the Crown for matters arising in the Duchy of Lancaster. Attorneys-General *1478–1483: Richard Empson *1519–1522: John Hales *1522–1526: Edmund Knightley *1526–1531: Thomas Audley *1531–1535: Robert Wroth *1535–1536: John Baker *1538–1540: William Coningsby *1544–1566: John Caryll *1566–1580: George Bromley *1580–1613: Sir John Brograve *1614–1638: Sir Edward Mosley *1638–1644: Sir Thomas Bedingfield *1644–1649: Bulstrode Whitelocke *1649–1654: Bartholomew Hall *1654–1660: Nicholas Lechmere *1660–1688: John Heath *1689–1714: Edward Northey *1714–1722: Alexander Denton *1727–1728: Spencer Cowper *1733–1736?: Thomas Abney *1758–1763: Fletcher Norton *1770–1777: John Skynner *1777–1810: John Ord *1810-1833: William Walton *1833-1839: William Russell *1839-1861: Thomas Flower Ellis *1861-1893: Henry Wyndham West *1893–1895: Samuel Hall *1895-1899: W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Cunliffe
Sir Joseph Herbert Cunliffe, (1 July 1867 – 9 April 1963) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. Cunliffe was called to the bar in 1896 and took silk in 1912. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton, a two-member constituency, from 1923 to 1929. He was Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1921 to 1946. From 1932 to 1946 he was Chairman of the General Council of the Bar. He was appointed a knight bachelor in the 1926 New Year Honours List. In 1946 he was appointed KBE KBE may refer to: * Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, post-nominal letters * Knowledge-based engineering Knowledge-based engineering (KBE) is the application of knowledge-based systems technology to the domain o .... Arms References Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Politicians from Bolton UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 Attorneys-general of the Duchy of Lancaster Knights Bachelor 1867 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenkins Escutcheon
Jenkins may refer to: People * Jenkins (name), history of the surname * List of people with surname Jenkins * The Jenkins, country music group Places United States * Jenkins, Illinois *Jenkins, Kentucky *Jenkins, Minnesota *Jenkins, Missouri *Jenkins County, Georgia * Jenkins Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota *Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Other * Jenkins (crater), on the Moon and VA Politics and history *Jenkins Commission (UK), an English voting reform commission *Jenkins Commission (EU), a European monetary commission *War of Jenkins' Ear, a colonial war between Britain and Spain Software *Jenkins (software), a continuous integration tool *Jenkins hash function Other *Jenkins activity survey, a psychological assessment tool *Jenkins (drinking game) * "Jenkins" (''How I Met Your Mother''), a television episode *Leeroy Jenkins, an Internet meme related to ''World of Warcraft'' See also *Hundred of Jenkins, a region in South Australia *Jenkin *Jenkyns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronet Of A British Baron
In British heraldry, a coronet is a type of crown that is a mark of rank of non-reigning members of the royal family and peers. In other languages, this distinction is not made, and usually the same word for ''crown'' is used irrespective of rank (, , , , , etc.) In this use, the English ''coronet'' is a purely technical term for all heraldic images of crowns not used by a sovereign. A Coronet is another type of crown, but is reserved for the nobility - Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts and Barons. The specific design and attributes of the crown or coronet signifies the hierarchy and ranking of its owner. Certain physical coronets are worn by the British peerage on rare ceremonial occasions, such as the coronation of the monarch. These are also sometimes depicted in heraldry, and called coronets of rank in heraldic usage. Their shape varies depending on the wearer's rank in the peerage, according to models laid down in the 16th century. Similar depictions of crowns of rank () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elinor Jenkins
Elinor May Jenkins (1893–1920) was a British war poet. Early life She was born on 3 September 1893, in Mumbai, Bombay, India. Her parents were Sir John Lewis Jenkins KCSI (1857–1912), a civil servant who became Vice President of the Indian Viceroy's Council, and Florence Mildred Trevor (1870–1956). The Jenkins had seven children, Arthur Lewis Jenkins (1892–1917), Elinor May Jenkins (1893–1920), Evan Meredith Jenkins (1896–1985), Joyce Angharad Jenkins (1897–1983), David Llewellyn Jenkins (1899–1969), John (Jock) Vaughan Jenkins (1903–1936) and Owain Trevor Jenkins (1906–1996). The family returned to Britain in 1901 and lived in 'The Beehive', Littleham, Exmouth, Devon, where she attended Rolle College, Southlands School in Exmouth. On the death of her father the family moved to live at Sussex House, Kew Road, Surrey. Poetry Her First World War poetry was published as ''Poems'' by Sidgwick & Jackson, Sidgwick and Jackson in 1915, and reissued in 1921 wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
