Cledwyn Hughes
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The Right Honourable The Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos CH PC |
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| Secretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 1966–1968 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | James Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | George Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1916 |
| Died | 22 February 2001 (aged 84) |
| Spouse(s) | Jean |
| Children | Ann Harri |
| Alma mater | University of Wales, Aberystwyth |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, CH, PC (14 September 1916 – 22 February 2001) was a Welsh Labour politician, usually associated with the moderate wing of the party. He was also regarded, particularly in later years, as a non-political figure of stature in Wales having held posts of importance in bodies such as the University of Wales.
Cledwyn Hughes was born at 13 Plashyfryd Terrace, Holyhead, the elder son of Henry David Hughes and Emma Davies (née Hughes), who was a young widow with a son, Emlyn, when she remarried in 1915.
His father, widely known as Harri Hughes, had left school at the age of twelve to work in the Dinorwic quarry, as several generations of his family had done. Aged 21, he resumed his education and entered the Calvinistic Methodist ministry, serving as the minister of Disgwylfa Chapel in Holyhead from 1915 until his death in 1947.
In turn his son regularly preached on Sundays in Anglesey's chapels, even when serving as a cabinet minister.
David Hughes was a prominent local Liberal and a strong supporter of Lady Megan Lloyd George, who served as the Liberal MP for Anglesey from 1929. Hughes was educated at the Holyhead Grammar School and at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he studied Law and became president of the Liberal Society.
After graduating in 1937, he returned to Holyhead, and was articled to a local solicitor. As local unemployment deepened, and the Czechoslovak crisis intensified, he listened to local Independent Labour party speakers, and joined the Labour party in 1938.
Hughes qualified as a solicitor in 1940. During the Second World War, Hughes served in the RAFVR in an administrative role, achieving the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
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