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EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade unionist and politician politically active in Flintshire from the 1930s onwards, being elected a councillor and later an alderman on the county council. He was one of three local political leaders who dominated the politics of the county for many years - the other two being the Conservative Sir Geoffrey Summers and the Liberal Thomas Waterhouse. He was a staunch supporter of Flintshire's Director of Education, Haydn Williams and
WATKINS, Sir TASKER (1918 - 2007), barrister and judge the Queen's Bench Division in October 1974. He was a presiding judge on the Wales & Chester Circuit from 1975 until his appointment to the Court of Appeal and to the Privy Council in 1980. He was the first chairman of the Judicial Studies Board (1979-80), the newly created body to train the judiciary. His appointment to the Court of Appeal coincided with the appointment of Geoffrey Lane, a close
GLYN, GEOFFREY (d. 1557), founder of Friars School, Bangor - see GLYN, WILLIAM

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