Sir Eric Newton Griffith-JonesKBECMGQC (1 November 1913 – 13 February 1979) was a British lawyer and administrator who served asAttorney General of Kenya between 1955 and 1961.[1]
Griffith-Jones was born inSingapore in 1913 to Oswald Phillips Griffith-Jones and his wife Edith.[2] His paternal aunt wasAnne Griffith-Jones.[2] He was educated atCheltenham College and wascalled to the bar atGray's Inn in 1934.[1]
On completing his studies, he joined theColonial Legal Service and in 1935 began his career as a solicitor and advocate inStraits Settlements andJohor.[1] In 1939 he becameCrown Counsel inSingapore. He saw active military service during theSecond World War and was a prisoner of war between 1942 and 1945.[1] After the war, he resumed his legal career as a Crown Counsel in theMalayan Union.[1]
In the early 1950s, he moved toKenya and was madeQueen's Counsel in 1954.[3] The following year, he was appointed Attorney-General and Minister for Legal Affairs.[4] He served asActing Governor in 1962–63. In 1963 he succeeded Sir John Hay as head ofGuthrie and oversaw a restructuring of the group.[1] He spent his later years on the board of several companies.[1]
He died on 13 February 1979, at 65.[5]
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