George Harold Newsom

George Harold Newsom (29 December 1909 – 14 February 1992) was a British Liberal Party politician and barrister.

Background He was the eldest son of the Reverend G.E. Newsom, Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Alethea Mary Awdry. He was educated at Marlborough College and Merton College, Oxford where he was awarded a 2nd Class degree in Literae Humaniores in 1931 and a 1st Class degree in Jurisprudence in 1932. He was a Harmsworth Senior Scholar and a Cholmeley Student in 1933.

Legal career

In 1934 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn. It was a promising seat for the Liberal Party, with a Conservative majority of only 2,000 at the previous General Election in 1935. However, then Labour had not contested the seat but in 1945 they intervened;

He did not stand for parliament again.

Religion He was Chancellor of the Diocese of St Albans from 1958, of the Diocese of London from 1971 and of the Diocese of Bath and Wells from 1971.