Edward Jessel, 2nd Baron Jessel

Edward Herbert Jessel, 2nd Baron Jessel CBE (25 March 1904 – 13 June 1990), was a British politician. Jessel was the only son of Herbert Jessel, 1st Baron Jessel, by Maud Goldsmid, daughter of Sir Julian Goldsmid, 3rd Baronet. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and was called to the Bar, Inner Temple. He succeeded his father in the barony in 1950. He was Chairman of the Association of Independent Unionist Peers from 1959 to 1964 and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords from 1963 to 1977. In 1963 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Edward Jessel, 2nd Baron Jessel

Edward Herbert Jessel, 2nd Baron Jessel CBE (25 March 1904 – 13 June 1990), was a British politician. Jessel was the only son of Herbert Jessel, 1st Baron Jessel, by Maud Goldsmid, daughter of Sir Julian Goldsmid, 3rd Baronet. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and was called to the Bar, Inner Temple. He succeeded his father in the barony in 1950. He was Chairman of the Association of Independent Unionist Peers from 1959 to 1964 and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords from 1963 to 1977. In 1963 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.