Martin Furnival Jones
| Sir Martin Furnival Jones | |
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| Allegiance |
United Kingdom  |
| Service | MI5 |
| Rank | Director-General of MI5 |
| Award(s) | KCB |
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| Born |
7 May 1912 High Barnet |
| Died |
1 March 1997 (aged 84) Wothorpe |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer, Solicitor |
| Alma mater | Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge |
Sir Martin Furnival Jones, KCB (7 May 1912 – 1 March 1997) was Director General of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service, from 1965 until 1972.
Career
Born in High Barnet[1] and educated at Highgate School, Furnival Jones was a Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge graduate with a law degree.[2] He was Director-General of MI5 from 1965 to 1972.[3]
Personal life
A well-liked member of the community in the Hampstead Garden Suburb where he lived, he was a tennis player and bird watcher and loved to perform in amateur theatre in both the local groups; the Play and Pageant Union and Speedwell Players. It was during a production of I Remember Mama that he first met his wife, Margaret.[4]
References
- ↑ Obituary: Sir Martin Furnival Jones New York Times, 16 March 1997
- ↑ The Defence of the Realm, by Christopher Andrew, Page 330, Published by Allen Lane, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7139-9885-6
- ↑ Andrew, Page 853
- ↑ Nora Packer, writing in Garden Suburb Theatre newsletter edition 47, May 1997
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| Preceded by Sir Roger Hollis |
Director-General of MI5 1965–1972 |
Succeeded by Sir Michael Hanley |