Jim Griffiths Politician

James "Jim" Griffiths CH, PC (19 September 1890 – 7 August 1975) was a Welsh Labour politician, trade union leader and the first ever Secretary of State for Wales.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 19, 1890
Birth place
Carmarthenshire , Betws
Date of deathAugust 07, 1975
Place of death
Richmond London , Teddington

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Office holder

office
Member of Parliament
for Llanelli
party
Labour Party (UK)
prime minister
Harold Wilson
successor
Oliver Lyttelton 1st Viscount Chandos
Cledwyn Hughes Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos

Topical connections

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Airey NeavePolitician
A. V. Alexander 1st Earl Alexander of HillsboroughPolitician

Jim Griffiths on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/search2?coll_id=206&inst_id=1&term=james%20griffiths
  2. http://www.llgc.org.uk/ymgyrchu/Datganoli/SeneddiGymru/DASGX1.htm
  3. http://www.terrynorm.ic24.net