George Morgan Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne
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George Morgan Garro-Jones, 1st Baron Trefgarne (14 September 1894 – 27 September 1960) was a British Liberal, then Labour Party politician, barrister, businessman and editor of the The Daily Dispatch.
At the 1924 general election he was elected Liberal MP for Hackney South in 1924, gaining the seat from Labour. He stood down at the 1929 election and shortly afterwards joined the Labour Party. He was elected Labour MP for Aberdeen North at the 1935 general election, holding the seat until 1945.
Garro-Jones was made a peer as 1st Baron Trefgarne, of Cleddau in the County of Pembroke. He was succeeded by David Garro Trefgarne, a Conservative minister.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by: Herbert Morrison |
Member of Parliament for Hackney South 1924–1929 |
Succeeded by: Herbert Morrison |
| Preceded by: John George Burnett |
Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North 1935–1945 |
Succeeded by: Hector Hughes |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by: New Creation |
Baron Trefgarne 1947–1960 |
Succeeded by: David Garro Trefgarne |
Categories: 1894 births | 1960 deaths | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Scottish constituencies | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Aberdeen constituencies | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies | Liberal MPs (UK) | Labour MPs (UK) | Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom | UK MPs 1924-1929 | UK MPs 1935-1945
