John Adam Day
John Adam Day, was a British Liberal Party parliamentary candidate who later became a prominent Conservative in Devon local government.
Background
He was the son of Herbert Allen Day and Isabella Maud Black. He was educated at Bedales School and the London School of Economics. He married, in 1932, Kathleen Emily Hebditch. They had one son and one daughter. He was a Hereditary Freeman of the City of Norwich.Career
He was appointed a County Magistrate for Devon in 1938. He served in the Royal Air Force from 1940 to 1944. He was a Flight Lieutenant and Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal in charge of Cornwall. He was invalided out in 1944.Political career
He was Liberal candidate for the Bury St Edmunds Division of Suffolk at the 1924 General Election. This was a safe Conservative seat that the Liberals had not contested since before 1918;He was Liberal candidate for the Thornbury Division of Gloucestershire at the 1929 General Election. This was a more promising seat that the Liberals had last won in 1923;
He was Liberal candidate for the Tavistock Division of Devon at the 1931 General Election. He was hoping to take the seat from the Conservatives who had narrowly held the seat since taking it from the Liberals in 1924. At an election in which both main contenders claimed to be supporters of the National Government, the Conservative hung on;
He was elected a Member of Devon County Council in 1932. He was again Liberal candidate for the Tavistock Division of Devon at the 1935 General Election, again without success;
He was Treasurer of the Devon & Cornwall Liberal Federation.