Lionel Daiches
Lionel Henry Daiches (8 March 1911 – 11 November 1999), was a Scottish QC and Liberal Party politician.
Background[edit]
Daiches was the son of Dr Salis Daiches, a rabbi of the Edinburgh Jewish congregation. He was educated at George Watson's College and Edinburgh University.[1] In 1947 he married Dorothy Estelle Bernstein. They had two sons.[2] His younger brother David Daiches was a noted writer. He also had two sisters, Sylvia and Beryl Daiches.[3][4]
In later life he lived at 10 Heriot Row in central Edinburgh.[5]
Professional career[edit]
Daiches practised as a solicitor before being admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1946.[6] He became a QC in 1956.[7]
Political career[edit]
Daiches wrote many articles arguing the identical nature of Bolshevism and Fascism.[8] He was Liberal candidate for the Edinburgh South division at the 1950 General Election. It was not a promising seat and no Liberal had contested the division since 1929. In a difficult election year for the Liberals, he came third;
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | William Darling | 23,081 | 65.0 | ||
| Labour | William Paisley Earsman | 8,725 | 24.6 | ||
| Liberal | Lionel Daiches | 3,699 | 10.4 | n/a | |
| Majority | 14,356 | 40.4 | |||
| Turnout | 82.1 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
He did not stand for parliament again.[9]
External links[edit]
- Guardian Obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/nov/18/guardianobituaries
References[edit]
- ^ The Times House of Commons 1950
- ^ ‘DAICHES, Lionel Henry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 8 Jan 2015
- ^ Zia-ur-Rehman Khan, Intermediate Simple English grammar & composition (Federal Board, Part II) (2012). End of Term. Lahore: Simple Publishing.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Daiches, David (1997). Two worlds: an Edinburgh Jewish childhood ; Promised lands: a portrait of my father (2. ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 086241704X.
- ^ "Heriot Row History".
- ^ The Times House of Commons 1950
- ^ ‘DAICHES, Lionel Henry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 8 Jan 2015
- ^ The Times House of Commons 1950
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.