Ronw Moelwyn Hughes
| Moelwyn Hughes | |
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| Member of Parliament for Islington North | |
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In office 23 February 1950 – 25 October 1951 |
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| Preceded by | Leslie Haden-Guest |
| Succeeded by | Wilfred Fienburgh |
| Member of Parliament for Carmarthen | |
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In office 26 March 1941 – 5 July 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Hopkin |
| Succeeded by | Rhys Hopkin Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Goronwy Moelwyn Hughes 6 October 1897 Llwyn Onn, Cardigan, Wales |
| Died | 1 November 1955 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Labour (after 1935) Liberal (before 1935) |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Mary Greer |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | John Gruffyd Moelwyn Hughes Anna Maria (Mya) Lewis |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Nickname(s) | Ronw |
Goronwy "Ronw" Moelwyn Hughes (6 October 1897 – 1 November 1955), known as Moelwyn Hughes was a Welsh lawyer and a Liberal and Labour politician who was elected to two short terms as a Member of Parliament (MP).
Born in Cardigan, Wales, Hughes was the son of J.G. Moelwyn Hughes (1866–1944) and his wife Mya (née Lewis). Rev Hughes was a Presbyterian minister who became Moderator of the General Assembly in 1936, and was a lyric poet, hymn writer, and philosopher. A pacifist and Liberal party supporter, he followed his son's switch in political allegiance to Labour. The younger Hughes was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he gained a First Class Honours degree in Law. His family moved to Birkenhead in 1917, and Hughes was elected there as a local councillor. Goronwy had one sister and four brothers, including Emyr Alun Moelwyn-Hughes (1905-1978), a distinguished physical chemist and academic author in the department of physical chemistry at Cambridge University.
At the 1929 general election, he stood as a Liberal candidate in the safe Labour Party-held constituency of Rhondda West, losing heavily to the sitting Labour MP William John. In October 1930 he was chosen as Liberal candidate for the more winnable Southport seat but at the 1931 general election, he was well beaten by the Conservative candidate. Soon after Hughes joined the Labour Party, and stood unsuccessfully as the Labour candidate in the Cardiganshire constituency at the 1935 general election.
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