Constituency : Plymouth 1910, North-West Durham 1914-18, Consett 1918-22
Aneurin took over from Thomas Dobson at Plymouth, coming in second behind Charles Mallet.
Aneurin was the son of a Cleveland ironmaster although he was born in Wales. He was educated at Cambridge. He became a barrister although he retained an interest in the family ironworks. He stood for Medway in 1906.
In December 1910 Aneurin came fourth as both Liberals were ejected.
In 1914 Aneurin won a three-cornered contest at a by-election in North West Durham.
In 1915 Aneurin was prominent in publicising the Armenian genocide. He sat on the opposition benches on the formation of the coalition in 1915.He was sympathetic to the aims of the UDC but kept it at arm's length.
Aneurin was involved with the garden city movement and the Land Nationalisation Society. He also supported the co-operative movement , proportional representation and the League of Nations. He was chair of the Public Accounts Committee in 1921.
In 1918 Aneurin came out on top in a tight three-way contest against the NDP candidate who had the coupon and Labour. Initially it was suggested Aneurin would receive the coupon but this didn't happen.
In 1922 Aneurin came second to Labour after being absent in Australia when the campaign started..His daughter Ursula came close to re-capturing it in 1923.
Having always been in delicate health, he died in 1924 aged 64. His son Iolo was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate in 1924 and 1929.
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