Roger Joseph Everest (born 1939) is a Welsh barrister and independent parliamentary candidate.RESULTS OF BYELECTIONS TO THE 52nd UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENT
He was educated at Llandaff Cathedral School, Kingswood School, Bath, and the University of Wales. He contested the Caerphilly constituency for the Conservative Party in the February 1974 general election, and the Brecon and Radnor by-election in July 1985 as a One Nation Conservative. He fought the 1997 Winchester by-election as an independent and fought the 1999 Eddisbury by-electionIndependent Euro Conservative: Out with pound, BBC news website, 1999 and the constituency of Cheltenham in the 2001 general election under the same banner.
He defended Robert Ashman on charges of murder of Andrew Pennington and attempted murder of the Liberal Democrat MP, Nigel Jones MP.Man to stand trial over sword charge, 23 March 2000, BBC He later stood as an independent candidate against Nigel Jones in Cheltenham.Barrister challenges sword attack MP, 28 May 2001
In 2003 he gained some attention to his claim that he had been refused an appointment as a circuit judge because he was not a Freemason.Freemason 'closed shop' blocked me, says barrister, Martin Shipton, Western Mail (Wales), Aug 20 2003 In 2012 he called for a police corruption case related to the Murder of Lynette White to be reopened.Barrister calls for retrial in Lynette corruption case, South Wales Echo, January 31, 2012
He is a former member of the Bow Group.
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