Mervyn Griffith-Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mervyn Griffith-Jones

British judge

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1909

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1979

Profession: judge, painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Mervyn Guthrie Griffith-Jones (1 July 1909 – 13 July 1979) was a British judge and former barrister.
He led the prosecution of Penguin Books in the obscenity trial in 1960 following the publication of D.
H.
Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover.
His much quoted remark in his opening statement as to whether the novel was something "you would even wish your wife or servants to read" is often cited as representing the extent to which the British establishment had fallen out of touch with popular opinion at the time.
He failed to convince the jury at the Chatterley trial, and the publishers were acquitted.