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Sir John Pennefather, 1st Baronet
Sir John de Fonblanque Pennefather, 1st Baronet, Justice of the Peace, JP (29 March 1856 – 8 August 1933), was a British cotton merchant and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Pennefather was born at Perth, Western Australia, the son of Kingsmill Pennefather by his second wife Jane Catherine Patricia de Grenier de Fonblanque, eldest daughter of Thomas de Grenier de Fonblanque, British Consul-General and chargé d'affaires in Serbia and Joan Catherine Barrington, and granddaughter of Jonah Barrington (judge), Sir Jonah Barrington. He was returned to Parliament for Kirkdale (UK Parliament constituency), Kirkdale division of Liverpool at a 1915 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election, by-election in February 1915, and held the seat until he stood down from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons at the 1929 United Kingdom general election, 1929 general election. In 1923 he adopted the first name of John, and in 1924 he was created a Baronet, of Golden, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Of The Peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning. Depending on the jurisdiction, such justices dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. Justices of the peace are appointed or elected from the citizens of the jurisdiction in which they serve, and are (or were) usually not required to have any formal legal education in order to qualify for the office. Some jurisdictions have varying forms of training for JPs. History In 1195, Richard I ("the Lionheart") of England and his Minister Hubert Walter commissioned certain knights to preserve the peace in unruly areas. They were responsible to the King in ensuring that the law was upheld and preserving the " King's peace". Therefore, they were known as "keepers of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
