Lionel Henry Daiches (8 March 1911 – 11 November 1999), was a Scottish QC and Liberal Party politician.
Background
Daiches was born in 8 March 1911, the son of Dr. Salis Daiches, a Litvak-born rabbi to the Edinburgh Jewish congregation. He is of Lithuanian-Jewish origin. Daiches was educated at George Watson's College and Edinburgh University.The Times House of Commons 1950 In 1947 he married Dorothy Estelle Bernstein. They had two sons.‘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 His younger brother David Daiches was a noted writer. He also had two sisters, Sylvia and Beryl Daiches.
In later life he lived at 10 Heriot Row in central Edinburgh.
Professional career Daiches practised as a solicitor before being admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1946.The Times House of Commons 1950 He became a QC in 1956.‘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
Political career Daiches wrote many articles arguing the identical nature of Bolshevism and Fascism.The Times House of Commons 1950 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;
He did not stand for parliament again.British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.
External links Guardian Obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/nov/18/guardianobituaries
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