David Llewelyn Jenkins, Baron Jenkins (8 April 1899 – 21 July 1969) was a British judge.

Early life and education

Born in

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, he was the third son of Sir John Lewis Jenkins and his wife Florence Mildred, second daughter of Sir Arthur Trevor. An elder brother was

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, who later served as the last Governor of the Punjab. Jenkins was educated at Charterhouse School and fought then with the 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) in the

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. After the war, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, and graduated with a

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in 1920, winning the Hertford and Ireland scholarship. Jenkins was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn three years later and made his

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in 1928.

Career

He was made a King's Counsel in 1938 and subsequently served in the Royal Army Service Corps during the

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. In 1945, he became a bencher and in 1946 he was nominated

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. Jenkins joined the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division in 1947 and on this occasion was created a

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. Two years later he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal and on 31 May 1949 sworn of the Privy Council. After another decade he was chosen a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and in consequence was created a life peer under the

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as Baron Jenkins, of Ashley Gardens, in the City of Westminster. He chaired the

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and in 1953 became governor of Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse. He was unmarried and died childless. He is buried in

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along with his sister Elinor Jenkins and brother.

Arms

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* , - 1899 births 1969 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Law lords Knights Bachelor Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People educated at Charterhouse School Chancery Division judges British Army personnel of World War I Rifle Brigade soldiers British Army personnel of World War II Royal Army Service Corps soldiers {{Life-peer-stub