Percy William Jewson was an English businessman and National Liberal

National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)

The National Liberal Party, known until 1948 as the Liberal National Party, was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968...

 politician from Norwich

Norwich

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. He sat in the House of Commons from 1941 to 1945.

Career

Jewson was the son of John William Jewson, and he was involved for most of his career with the family's timber importing firm of Jewson and Sons Ltd. During World War I

World War I

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 he served in France and Belgium as an officer of the Worcestershire Regiment

Worcestershire Regiment

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, and was wounded.

He was Lord Mayor of Norwich from 1934 to 1935, and president of Norwich Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of commerce

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 from 1940 to 1946.

By 1941 he was the chairman of Norwich Central Liberal Association. Sir Arthur Harbord

Arthur Harbord

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, the National Liberal Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

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, died in February 1941. At a joint meeting of the constituency's Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 and National Liberal Associations, Jewson was selected on 31 March as the National Government candidate for the Great Yarmouth by-election, 1941.

The parties in the coalition had agreed not to contest vacancies which arose in seats held by the other government parties, and Jewson was returned unopposed at the close of nominations on 8 April. He held the seat until the 1945 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1945

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, when he was defeated by the Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 candidate Ernest Kinghorn

Ernest Kinghorn

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.

Tennis

Jewson was involved in tennis

Tennis

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 for most of his life. As was a doubles player he represented Norfolk in many inter-county championships, and was also successful in many tournaments in East Anglia

East Anglia

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. He became a chairman of the Lawn Tennis Association

Lawn Tennis Association

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, and was an honorary vice-president of the Association until his death.

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