Martin Furnival Jones

For others persons with a similar name, see Martin Jones
Sir Martin Furnival Jones
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service MI5
Rank Director-General of MI5
Award(s) KCB

Born 7 May 1912
High Barnet
Died 1 March 1997(1997-03-01) (aged 84)
Wothorpe
Nationality British
Occupation Intelligence officer, Solicitor
Alma mater Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge

Sir Martin Furnival Jones, KCB (7 May 1912 – 1 March 1997) was Director General of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service, from 1965 until 1972.

Career

Born in High Barnet[1] and educated at Highgate School, Furnival Jones was a Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge graduate with a law degree.[2] He was Director-General of MI5 from 1965 to 1972.[3]

Personal life

A well-liked member of the community in the Hampstead Garden Suburb where he lived, Jones was a tennis player and bird watcher and loved to perform in amateur theatre in both the local groups; the Play and Pageant Union and Speedwell Players. It was during a production of I Remember Mama that he first met his wife, Margaret.[4]

References

  1. Obituary: Sir Martin Furnival Jones New York Times, 16 March 1997
  2. The Defence of the Realm, by Christopher Andrew, Page 330, Published by Allen Lane, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7139-9885-6
  3. Andrew, Page 853
  4. Nora Packer, writing in Garden Suburb Theatre newsletter edition 47, May 1997
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir Roger Hollis
Director-General of MI5
1965–1972
Succeeded by
Sir Michael Hanley


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