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Jun 21, 1914 Died on 23 Oct 1978 (aged 64)
British politician
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About Philip Asterley Jones
- Philip Asterley Jones (21 June 1914 – 23 October 1978) was a British solicitor and politician.Born in Duffield, Jones was educated at Tonbridge School, and then at the Law Society's School, and qualified as a solicitor in 1937.
- He joined the Labour Party and served on St Albans City Council from 1938 until 1940, but he joined the Royal Army Service Corps and served with it from 1939, becoming a major by 1943.Jones was Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Hitchin from 1945 to 1950.
- After his defeat, he served as the editor of the Local Government Chronicle from 1950 to 1963, and as editor of the Solicitors Journal from 1956 to 1968.
- He was joint author and editor of the first eight editions of the book now called Card, Cross and Jones: Criminal Law.From 1975 until 1977, Jones served as the head of the department of law at the City of Birmingham Polytechnic.
