James Willoughby Jardine

Willoughby Jardine

His Honour Willoughby Jardine KC (29 October 1879 – 15 October 1945), was a British Judge and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Jardine was born the eldest son of James Jardine, KC. He was educated at Eton School and King's College, Cambridge. In 1910 he married Lettice Joyce Sutton. They had three sons and one daughter.[1] One of his sons was senior civil servant Christopher Willoughby Jardine.[2]

Professional career

Jardine was appointed as a King's Counsel in 1927. He served as Solicitor-General of the County Palatine of Durham, from 1932–39 and Attorney-General of the County Palatine of Durham, from 1939–40. He was a Judge of Bow County Courts from 1940-45.[3]

Political career

Jardine was Liberal candidate for the Whitby division of the North Riding of Yorkshire at the January 1910 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the Maldon division of Essex at the December 1910 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.[4]

Electoral record

General Election January 1910[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Hon. William Gervase Beckett 5,161 52.9 +2.5
Liberal James Willoughby Jardine 4,602 47.1 -2.5
Majority 559 5.8 +5.0
Turnout 9,763
Conservative hold Swing +2.5
General Election, December 1910: Maldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Fortescue Flannery 5,386 53.4 -0.7
Liberal James Willoughby Jardine 4,693 46.6 +0.7
Majority 693 6.8 -1.4
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing -0.7

References

  1. ↑ ‘JARDINE, His Honour Judge James Willoughby’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 17 Oct 2016
  2. ↑ ‘JARDINE, Christopher Willoughby’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 17 Oct 2016
  3. ↑ ‘JARDINE, His Honour Judge James Willoughby’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 17 Oct 2016
  4. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  5. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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