Eric Newton Griffith-Jones
1 Nov 1913 - 13 Feb 1979
About Eric Newton Griffith-Jones
Lived 1913 – 1979 (aged 65).
Sir Eric Newton Griffith-Jones KBE CMG QC (1 November 1913 – 13 February 1979) was a British lawyer and administrator who served as Attorney General of Kenya between 1955 and 1961.
Early life
Griffith-Jones was born in Singapore in 1913 to Oswald Phillips Griffith-Jones and his wife Edith. His paternal aunt was Anne Griffith-Jones. The following year, he was appointed Attorney-General and Minister for Legal Affairs. He served as Acting Governor in 1962–63. In 1963 he succeeded Sir John Hay as head of Guthrie and oversaw a restructuring of the group.
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1 Nov 1913 - 13 Feb 1979
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Eric Newton Griffith-Jones was born on 1 November 1913.
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Eric Newton Griffith-Jones died on 13 February 1979.
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