William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt, PC was a Labour politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor 1945-51. Married Lesley McIntyre in 1913. No sons and we think, no daughters. Entered the House of Lords in 1945.
The photo by Bassano Ltd, shows Jowitt in 1940.
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Earl Jowitt
Earl Jowitt, in his Lord Chancellor robes and wig, raises both hands, palms t...
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