John Henry Jacques, Baron Jacques (11 January 1905 – 20 December 1995) was a British businessman and politician for the Co-operative Party. Jacques was a tutor at the Co-operative College 1929-42 then worked as an accountant for the Plymouth Co-operative Society until 1945. Jacques was chief executive of the Portsea Island Co-operative Society from 1945 until 1965 and served as President of the 1961 Co-operative Congress. He was chair of the Co-operative Union 1964-70. The Portsea Island Society's store in Fratton Street, Portsmouth is now a Wetherspoons pub and was named the "Lord Jacques" in his honour.
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