George Morgan Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne (14 September 1894 – 27 September 1960), known as George Garro-Jones until 1947, was a British Liberal, then Labour Party politician, barrister, businessman and editor of the The Daily Dispatch.
Born in Haverfordwest, at the 1924 general election he was elected Liberal Member of Parliament (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 raised to the peerage as Baron Trefgarne, of Cleddau in the County of Pembroke, in 1947. In 1954 he assumed by deed poll the surname of Trefgarne in lieu of his patronymic. He was succeeded by his son David, a Conservative government minister.
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 | ||
New creation | Baron Trefgarne 1947 – 1960 |
Succeeded by David Garro Trefgarne |