Lionel Daiches

Lionel Henry Daiches (8 March 1911 – 11 November 1999), was a Scottish QC and Liberal Party politician.

Background
10 Heriot Row, Edinburgh

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

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

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;

General Election 1950: Edinburgh South
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]

References
  1. The Times House of Commons 1950
  2. ‘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
  3. Zia-ur-Rehman Khan, Intermediate Simple English grammar & composition (Federal Board, Part II) (2012). End of Term. Lahore: Simple Publishing.
  4. Daiches, David (1957). Two Worlds. Canongate.
  5. http://www.heriotrow.org/Lionel-Daiches/
  6. The Times House of Commons 1950
  7. ‘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
  8. The Times House of Commons 1950
  9. British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.
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