Kenneth Graham Jupp

Sir Kenneth Graham Jupp MC (2 June 1917 – 15 March 2004), was a British Judge and a Liberal Party politician.

Background

Jupp was the son of Albert Leonard and Marguerite Isabel Jupp. He was educated at Perse School, Cambridge and University College, Oxford.^[1] At Oxford in 1936 he was a senior classical scholar of University College and captain of the boats.^[2] In 1938 he received 1st Class Honors Mods (Classics). In 1939 he was awarded the College Prize for Greek. In 1939 he avoided Finals by joining the Army. He returned in 1945 to complete a Master of Arts, Oxon (War Degree). In 1947 he married Kathleen Elizabeth Richards. They had two sons and two daughters. He was knighted in 1975.^[3]

Professional career

Jupp joined the Army in 1939 and served with the Royal Artillery in France (where he escaped from Dunkirk), and in North Africa and Italy, being wounded at the Battle of Anzio.^[4] In 1943 he received the Military Cross. From 1943-46 he worked for the War Office Selection Board. In 1945 he was Called to Bar, by Lincoln’s Inn.^[5] He was a barrister practising on the South-Eastern Circuit and a lecturer on economics.^[6] In 1966 he became a QC. In 1973 he became a Bencher. He was a High Court Judge of the Queen’s Bench Division from 1975–90.^[7]

Political career

Jupp was Liberal candidate for the Canterbury division of Kent at the 1950 General Election. Canterbury was not a promising seat for the Liberals who had not run a candidate since 1929. In a difficult election for the Liberals, he came third;

General Election 1950: Canterbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Baker White	26,491	55.9
	Labour	Jackson Newman	14,563	30.8
	Liberal	Kenneth Graham Jupp	6,296	13.3
Majority			11,928	25.2
Turnout				82.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

He did not stand for parliament again.^[8]

External links

• Obituary, The Times: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2077739.ece

References

1. ‘JUPP, Sir Kenneth Graham’, 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 9 Jan 2015
2. The Times House of Commons 1950
3. ‘JUPP, Sir Kenneth Graham’, 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 9 Jan 2015
4. The Times House of Commons 1950
5. ‘JUPP, Sir Kenneth Graham’, 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 9 Jan 2015
6. The Times House of Commons 1950
7. ‘JUPP, Sir Kenneth Graham’, 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 9 Jan 2015
8. British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.