Philip Jebb

Philip Vincent Belloc Jebb (15 March 1927 - 7 April 1995), was a British architect and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Jebb was the son of Reginald Jebb and Eleanor Belloc. He was a grandson of the writer and former Liberal MP Hilaire Belloc. He was also a grandson of the civil engineer George Robert Jebb. He was educated at Downside Abbey and King's College, Cambridge.^[1] In 1955 he married Lucy Margaret Pollen. They had two sons and two daughters.

Professional career

Audley End House

Following National service, Jebb read architecture at Cambridge,^[2] and qualified as an architect and eventually went into private practice. He enlarged Audley End House to three times its former size in 1967-70 for the Hon. Robin Neville. Around 1967 he aided portrait painter Dominick Elwes, in the design of a Mediterranean-style apartment complex, in Andalucia, Spain, which was completed in 1970.^[3]

Political career

Jebb came forward as a last-minute Liberal candidate for the new Central division of Norfolk at the 1950 General Election.^[4] The seat included much of the old Norfolk East constituency which had been represented by the former Liberal, Frank Medlicott, who had not been opposed before by an official Liberal candidate;

General Election 1950:[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Liberal	Frank Medlicott	20,407	51.3
	Labour	G. W. Holderness	16,516	41.5
	Liberal	Philip Vincent Belloc Jebb	2,859	7.2
Majority			3,891	9.8
Turnout				84.3
	National Liberal win

He did not stand for parliament again.^[6]

External links

• Philip Jebb architect:http://www.philipjebb.com
• The Independent Obituary:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-philip-jebb-1615412.html

References

1. The Times House of Commons 1950
2. The Times House of Commons 1950
3. Louis Jebb. "Philip Jebb Architect". Philipjebb.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
4. The Times House of Commons 1950
5. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
6. British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.