Lionel Daiches Explained

Lionel Henry Daiches (8 March 1911 – 11 November 1999), was a Scottish QC and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Daiches was the son of Dr Salis Daiches, a rabbi of the Edinburgh Jewish congregation. He was educated at George Watson's College and Edinburgh University.^[1] In 1947 he married Dorothy Estelle Bernstein. They had two sons.^[2] His younger brother David Daiches was a noted writer. He also had two sisters, Sylvia and Beryl Daiches.^{[3] [4]}

In later life he lived at 10 Heriot Row in central Edinburgh.^[5]

Professional career

Daiches practised as a solicitor before being admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1946.^[6] He became a QC in 1956.^[7]

Political career

Daiches wrote many articles arguing the identical nature of Bolshevism and Fascism.^[8] 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.^[9]

External links

• Guardian Obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/nov/18/guardianobituaries

Notes and References

1. The Times House of Commons 1950
2. ‘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
3. Book: End of Term. 2012. Simple Publishing. Lahore. Zia-ur-Rehman Khan. en-PK.
4. Book: Daiches . David . Two worlds: an Edinburgh Jewish childhood ; Promised lands: a portrait of my father . 1997 . Canongate . Edinburgh . 086241704X . 2..
5. Web site: Heriot Row History.
6. The Times House of Commons 1950
7. ‘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
8. The Times House of Commons 1950
9. British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.