Sir Joseph Thomas Molony, KCVO, QC (8 December 1907 – 28 May 1978) was a British barrister. He was Attorney-General to the Duchy of Cornwall from 1960 to 1969, Recorder of Bristol from 1964 to 1971, and Chairman of the

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from 1963 to 1966. The second son of Sir Thomas Molony, Bt., last

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, Joseph Molony was educated at

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and

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, where he was a senior scholar and graduated MA and LLM in 1933. He was called to the bar in 1930 by the

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, receiving a Certificate of Honour, and was a Barstow Scholar and a Yarborough-Anderson Scholar. During the

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, he served in the

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from 1940 to 1945 as a

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. He was appointed a

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in 1955 and was Leader of the Western Circuit from 1964 to 1975. He was the chairman of the Committee on Consumer Protection, known as the Molony Committee, which led to the creation of the Consumer Council.

References

* https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-157644 * "Sir Joseph Molony", ''The Times'', 30 May 1978

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* {{NPG name, 142675, Sir Joseph Molony Knights Bachelor 1978 deaths British barristers Members of the Inner Temple Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order People educated at Downside School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 20th-century King's Counsel British King's Counsel Royal Air Force officers Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Attorneys-General of the Duchy of Cornwall