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==Early life== ==Early life==
Nigel Jones was born in ] on 30 March 1948.<ref>GRO Register of Births: JUN 1948 7b 482 CHELTENHAM – Nigel D. Jones, mmn = Hughes</ref> He attended ], Evesham.<ref name=aris>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/person/2791/nigel-jones|title=Nigel Jones|work=Ask Aristotle|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited|access-date=15 November 2012}}</ref> After leaving school, he worked as a ] for ] from 1965 to 1967, and then as a ] at ] (ICL) from 1967 to 1970. From 1970 to 1971, he worked as a ] at Vehicle and General Insurance, and as a ] at Atkins Computing, before he rejoined ICL as a ] in 1971.<ref name=aris/> From 1989, Jones was a ] on ]. He resigned from both ICL and Gloucestershire County Council in 1992, when he was elected to Parliament.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} Nigel Jones was born in ] on 30 March 1948.<ref>GRO Register of Births: JUN 1948 7b 482 CHELTENHAM – Nigel D. Jones, mmn = Hughes</ref> He attended ], Evesham.<ref name=aris>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/person/2791/nigel-jones|title=Nigel Jones |work=Ask Aristotle |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |archive-date=26 August 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826231355/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/person/2791/nigel-jones}}</ref> After leaving school, he worked as a ] for ] from 1965 to 1967, and then as a ] at ] (ICL) from 1967 to 1970. From 1970 to 1971, he worked as a ] at Vehicle and General Insurance, and as a ] at Atkins Computing, before he rejoined ICL as a ] in 1971.<ref name=aris/> From 1989, Jones was a ] on ]. He resigned from both ICL and Gloucestershire County Council in 1992, when he was elected to Parliament.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}


==Parliamentary career== ==Parliamentary career==
Jones was elected as the ] (MP) for ] at the ], winning the seat from the ]. He had previously contested the seat unsuccessfully at the ].<ref name=aris/> Jones was elected as the ] (MP) for ] at the ], winning the seat from the ]. He had previously contested the seat unsuccessfully at the ].<ref name=aris/>


Jones was a member of the ] from 2002-05. He was also the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for a number of topics, including local government (1992–93), sport science and technology (1993), consumer affairs (1995-97), sport and culture (1997–99), trade and industry (1997–99) and international development (1999). Jones retained the seat until standing down at the ].<ref name=aris/> Jones was a member of the ] from 2002 to 2005. He was also the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for a number of topics, including local government (1992–93), sport science and technology (1993), consumer affairs (1995-97), sport and culture (1997–99), trade and industry (1997–99) and international development (1999). Jones retained the seat until standing down at the ].<ref name=aris/>


==Attack== ==Attack and killing of Andrew Pennington==
On 28 January 2000, a man, later identified as Robert Ashman, entered Jones's constituency office and attacked him and his assistant, local councillor ], with a ]. As a result of the attack, Pennington was killed, and Jones was severely injured.<ref name=BBCNews>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1182902.stm|title=Ashman: Family Man turned Killer|work=BBC News|access-date=22 January 2012|date=21 February 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1178630.stm|title=Politician died in 'sacrificial killing'|date=19 February 2001|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Jones required 57 stitches to close wounds to his hand from the assault.<ref name="Hope">{{cite news|first=Christopher|last=Hope|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/5011567/Former-MP-attacked-with-sword-fears-for-his-safety-after-assailant-tries-to-move-in-nearby.html|title=Former MP attacked with sword fears for his safety after assailant tries to move in nearby|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=19 March 2009|accessdate=23 November 2016}}</ref> On 28 January 2000, a man, later identified as Robert Ashman, entered Jones's constituency office and attacked him and his assistant, local County councillor ], with a ]. As a result of the attack, Pennington was killed, and Jones was severely injured.<ref name=BBCNews>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1182902.stm|title=Ashman: Family Man turned Killer|work=BBC News|access-date=22 January 2012|date=21 February 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1178630.stm|title=Politician died in 'sacrificial killing'|date=19 February 2001|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Jones required 57 stitches to close wounds to his hand from the assault.<ref name="Hope">{{cite news|first=Christopher|last=Hope|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/5011567/Former-MP-attacked-with-sword-fears-for-his-safety-after-assailant-tries-to-move-in-nearby.html|title=Former MP attacked with sword fears for his safety after assailant tries to move in nearby|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=19 March 2009|accessdate=23 November 2016}}</ref>


Jones had written a character reference for Ashman when Ashman was nearly jailed after breaking the ribs of a tax collector in 1992. After the attack at Jones's office, Ashman was charged with ] and ], but the jury at his trial found him to be ].<ref name=BBCNews2>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1182458.stm|title=Sword man sent to secure hospital|work=BBC News|access-date=22 January 2012|date=21 February 2001}}</ref> He was detained in ] for observation, and the ] authorised a further trial in September 2002. He was subsequently found guilty of attempted murder, and he admitted to Pennington's manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility in 2003.<ref name=BBCNews3>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2914437.stm|title=MP's sword attacker guilty|work=BBC News|access-date=22 January 2012|date=3 April 2003}}</ref> Jones had written a character reference for Ashman when Ashman was nearly jailed after breaking the ribs of a tax collector in 1992. After the attack at Jones's office, Ashman was charged with ] and ], but the jury at his trial found him to be ].<ref name=BBCNews2>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1182458.stm|title=Sword man sent to secure hospital|work=BBC News|access-date=22 January 2012|date=21 February 2001}}</ref> He was detained in ] for observation, and the ] authorised a further trial in September 2002. He was subsequently found guilty of attempted murder, and he admitted to Pennington's manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility in 2003.<ref name=BBCNews3>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2914437.stm|title=MP's sword attacker guilty|work=BBC News|access-date=22 January 2012|date=3 April 2003}}</ref>
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==Personal life and death== ==Personal life and death==
Jones married Katherine Grinnell in 1981 at the British Embassy, ]. They had a son, Sam, and twin daughters, Amy and Lucy. Jones died on 7 November 2022, at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/248/career|title=Lord Jones of Cheltenham |website=MPs and Lords |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref> Jones married Katherine Grinnell in 1981 at the British Embassy, ]. They had a son, Sam, and twin daughters, Amy and Lucy. Jones died during ] on 7 November 2022, at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/248/career|title=Lord Jones of Cheltenham |website=MPs and Lords |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lord Jones of Cheltenham obituary |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lord-jones-of-cheltenham-obituary-7wr5p0cpz |access-date=11 November 2022 |work=The Times |date=11 November 2022}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


==Arms== ==Arms==
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== External links == == External links ==
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* {{Hansard-contribs | mr-nigel-jones | Nigel Jones }} * {{Hansard-contribs | mr-nigel-jones | Nigel Jones }}
* profile at the site of Liberal Democrats * profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
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British politician (1948–2022)

The Right HonourableThe Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Official portrait, 2017
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
30 June 2005 – 7 November 2022
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for Cheltenham
In office
9 April 1992 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byCharles Irving
Succeeded byMartin Horwood
Personal details
BornNigel David Jones
(1948-03-30)30 March 1948
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Died7 November 2022(2022-11-07) (aged 74)
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Spouse Katherine Grinnell ​(m. 1981)​
Children3

Nigel David Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham (30 March 1948 – 7 November 2022) was a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1992 to 2005, and as a member of the House of Lords from 2005 until his death in 2022.

Early life

Nigel Jones was born in Cheltenham on 30 March 1948. He attended Prince Henry's Grammar School, Evesham. After leaving school, he worked as a computer operator for Westminster Bank from 1965 to 1967, and then as a computer programmer at International Computers Limited (ICL) from 1967 to 1970. From 1970 to 1971, he worked as a systems analyst at Vehicle and General Insurance, and as a systems programmer at Atkins Computing, before he rejoined ICL as a project manager in 1971. From 1989, Jones was a councillor on Gloucestershire County Council. He resigned from both ICL and Gloucestershire County Council in 1992, when he was elected to Parliament.

Parliamentary career

Jones was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheltenham at the 1992 general election, winning the seat from the Conservative Party. He had previously contested the seat unsuccessfully at the 1979 general election.

Jones was a member of the public accounts committee from 2002 to 2005. He was also the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for a number of topics, including local government (1992–93), sport science and technology (1993), consumer affairs (1995-97), sport and culture (1997–99), trade and industry (1997–99) and international development (1999). Jones retained the seat until standing down at the 2005 general election.

Attack and killing of Andrew Pennington

On 28 January 2000, a man, later identified as Robert Ashman, entered Jones's constituency office and attacked him and his assistant, local County councillor Andrew Pennington, with a katana. As a result of the attack, Pennington was killed, and Jones was severely injured. Jones required 57 stitches to close wounds to his hand from the assault.

Jones had written a character reference for Ashman when Ashman was nearly jailed after breaking the ribs of a tax collector in 1992. After the attack at Jones's office, Ashman was charged with manslaughter and attempted murder, but the jury at his trial found him to be mentally unfit to stand trial. He was detained in Broadmoor for observation, and the Home Office authorised a further trial in September 2002. He was subsequently found guilty of attempted murder, and he admitted to Pennington's manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility in 2003.

Pennington was posthumously awarded the George Medal for his attempts to protect Jones.

Peerage

On 13 May 2005, it was announced that Jones would be created a life peer, and he was subsequently elevated to the peerage on 20 June 2005 as Baron Jones of Cheltenham, of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucestershire. As well as many outside interests, he acted as a non-executive consultant for BFC Marcomms Ltd, a Wiltshire-based public relations consultancy.

Personal life and death

Jones married Katherine Grinnell in 1981 at the British Embassy, Abu Dhabi. They had a son, Sam, and twin daughters, Amy and Lucy. Jones died during heart surgery on 7 November 2022, at the age of 74.

Arms

Coat of arms of Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham
Adopted
2006
Coronet
Coronet of a Baron
Crest
A demi Black Rhinoceros Vert armed and supporting with the feet a Welsh Triple Harp Or
Escutcheon
Per pale Gules and Vert three Mice sejant Argent supporting with the forefeet an Abacus Or
Supporters
On either side a Hippopotamus statant erect and with mouth agape that on the dexter Vert and that on the sinister Gules both tusked and gorged with an Ancient Crown attached thereto a Chain reflexed over the back Or
Motto
STRENGTH THROUGH KNOWLEDGE
Badge
The Head of a Hippopotamus caboshed per pale Vert and Gules crowned with an Ancient Coronet Or
Symbolism
The mouse and abacus represent a computer. Hippos and rhino were a personal preference and the Welsh harp represents both Wales and the grantee's love of music.

In popular culture

In Official Secrets, a 2019 British-American docudrama film, Jones is portrayed by Chris Larkin.

References

  1. GRO Register of Births: JUN 1948 7b 482 CHELTENHAM – Nigel D. Jones, mmn = Hughes
  2. ^ "Nigel Jones". Ask Aristotle. Guardian News and Media Limited. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  3. "Ashman: Family Man turned Killer". BBC News. 21 February 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  4. "Politician died in 'sacrificial killing'". 19 February 2001 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  5. Hope, Christopher (19 March 2009). "Former MP attacked with sword fears for his safety after assailant tries to move in nearby". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. "Sword man sent to secure hospital". BBC News. 21 February 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  7. "MP's sword attacker guilty". BBC News. 3 April 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  8. "Medal for man who died saving MP". BBC News. 30 October 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  9. "Data" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  10. "No. 56374". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 October 2001. p. 12751.
  11. "Lord Jones of Cheltenham". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  12. "Lord Jones of Cheltenham obituary". The Times. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022. (subscription required)

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byCharles Irving Member of Parliament for Cheltenham
1992–2005 		Succeeded byMartin Horwood
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