Sir David Brynmor Jones, KC (probably forenamed Brynmor; originally surnamed Jones, later surnamed Brynmor-Jones; 1851 – 6 August 1921) was a British barrister, historian and

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Member of Parliament.

Life

David Brynmor Jones was born in 1851 in

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, the first of the six children of Thomas Jones, a Congregationalist minister, and Jane Jones. His younger siblings were Annie,

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(born 1856; afterwards a scientist and educationist), Irvonwy, Leifchild (born 1862; afterwards a Liberal politician and temperance campaigner), and Morlais Glasfryn (afterwards an engineer). In September 1858, when he was seven years old, his parents moved to London; where he became a pupil at

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. In 1867, when he was sixteen, his mother died; and in 1869 his father left London for health reasons. Afterwards Jones became a student at

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. He was called to the bar in 1876 from the

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. In 1885 he became a county court judge. From 1892 to 1895, he was Member of Parliament for

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; during which period he served on the Welsh Land Commission (1893). In 1895, he chose to transfer his candidacy to the safer Liberal seat of Swansea District, where he served as Member of Parliament from 1895 until 1914.. During this period he was knighted (1906), served on the Welsh Church Commission (1907), and, in 1912, became a member of the Privy Council, becoming entitled to the full style: ''

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David Brynmor Jones . He published several articles on the legal history of Wales. He died on 6 August 1921.

Family

Brynmor Jones married in 1892 Florence Cohen (1857–1920), daughter of Lionel Cohen. Mrs. Brynmor Jones took an active part in the organization and funding of a military field hospital during the

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, known as The Welsh Hospital.

Works

*''The Welsh People'' (1900; with

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