William Jowitt
British politician (1885–1957)
- Born: 1885-04-15 (Stevenage)
- Died: 1957-08-16 (Bury St Edmunds)
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom
- Occupation: barrister; judge; politician
- Member of political party: Labour Party; Liberal Party; National Labour Organisation
- Position held: Attorney General for England and Wales (period: 1929-06-07 through 1932-01-26; replaced by: Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote; replaces: Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote); Lord Chancellor (period: 1945-07-27 through 1951-10-26; replaced by: Gavin Simonds, 1st Viscount Simonds; replaces: John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon); Member of the 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1922 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: The Hartlepools; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Party; parliamentary term: 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1922-11-15 through 1923-11-16); Member of the 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1923 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: The Hartlepools; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Party; parliamentary term: 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1923-12-06 through 1924-10-09); Member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1929 Preston by-election, 1929 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Preston; end cause: dissolution of parliament, resignation; parliamentary group: Labour Party, Liberal Party; parliamentary term: 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1929-05-30 through 1929-07-12, 1929-07-31 through 1931-10-07); Member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: UK Parliamentary by-election; electoral district: Ashton-under-Lyne; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Labour Party; parliamentary term: 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1939-10-28 through 1945-06-15); Member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1945 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Ashton-under-Lyne; end cause: elevation to the House of Lords; parliamentary group: Labour Party; parliamentary term: 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1945-07-05 through 1945-08-02); Member of the House of Lords (end cause: death in office; period: 1945-08-02 through 1957-08-16); Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom; Solicitor General for England and Wales (period: 1940-05-15 through 1942-03-04; replaced by: David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir; replaces: Terence O'Connor)
- Educated at: Marlborough College; New College
- Spouse: Lesley McIntyre (since: 1913-12-19)
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/12412566
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000108707201
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr88001515
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr88001515