Monday, 14 January 2019
2152 Seaborne Davies
Constituency : Caernarfon Boroughs 1945
By 1945, age had finally caught up with Lloyd George and he was little seen in the House after 1943. It was proposed to allow him a free run in the postwar election. The Tories were willing but Labour objected that it was effectively disenfranchising the constituency to maintain an invalid in the seat. Lloyd George was therefore persuaded to accept a peerage and resign his seat after 54 years. Seaborne was selected for the by-election and had an easy victory over Plaid Cymru. He campaigned on the need for a Secretary of State for Wales.
Seaborne was born in Pwllheli and educated at the local grammar school and Cambridge.He became a barrister but was more interested in lecturing than practising. He taught at the University of London from 1929 to 1945. He worked in the Nationality Division of the Home Office during World War Two.
Seaborne was an MP for just three months and never got to speak in the Commons. He came second to the Tories in a tight three cornered race ( with Plaid Cymru as also-rans ).
After his defeat, Seaborne became Chair of Common law at the University of Liverpool. He held a number of public appointments .He was a member of the Criminal Law Revision Committee and a large influence on the Theft Act 1968. He was also an expert on patents with many published articles on the subject.
Seaborne retired in 1971 devoting himself to rugby union and after-dinner speaking.
He died in 1984 aged 80.
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