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
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