John Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin

Sir Dennistoun Burney, Bt
Sir Dennistoun Burney, Bt
Succeeded by	Frank Beswick
Personal details
Born	6 February 1893
Died	24 January 1957 (aged 63)
Political party	Conservative

John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin

PC (6 February 1893 – 24 January 1957) was a British army officer, Conservative Party politician and minister in Winston Churchill

's war government.

Background

Llewellin was the son of William Llewellin, of Upton House, Dorset, and Frances Mary, daughter of L. D. Wigan. He was educated at Eton.^[1]

Military career

Llewellin was commissioned into the

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1926,^[3] promoted to a Commander (CBE) in 1939,^[4] and then was made a Knight Grand Cross (GBE) in 1953.^[5]

Political career

Llewellin was elected

atomic bomb.^{[citation needed}

]

In December 1943 Llewellin's seat on the committee was assumed by Sir Ronald Campbell and Llewellin became

Governor General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1953 and his death in January 1957.^{[citation needed}

]

Personal life

Lord Lewellin died in January 1957, aged 63. The barony became extinct with his death.

Arms

Coat of arms of John Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin
	Crest A lamb passant Argent supporting with the dexter forefoot a flagstaff in bend sinister Proper therefrom flowing a banner Gules charged with a spear head Or between two wings of the third on each a like spear head. Escutcheon Gules three chevronels couped Ermine between as many spear heads Or. Supporters Dexter a farmer holding in the exterior hand a hay-fork; sinister an officer of the Merchant Navy holding in the exterior hand a pair of binoculars all Proper. Motto Duw Fo Ar Fy Rhan ^[8]

References

^ thepeerage.com John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st and last Baron Llewellin
^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1918. p. 40.
^ "No. 33179". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 1926. p. 4408.
^ "No. 34633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1939. p. 3858.
^ "No. 39933". The London Gazette. 7 August 1953. p. 4303.
^ Butler & Butler 1994, pp. 17–20.
^ "No. 37287". The London Gazette. 28 September 1945. p. 4814.
^ Burke's Peerage. 1856.

Bibliography

Butler, David; Butler, Gareth (1994). British Political Facts 1900–1994 (7 ed.). Basingstoke and London: The Macmillan Press.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Jestyn Llewellin

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Dennistoun Burney, Bt	Member of Parliament for Uxbridge 1929–1945	Succeeded by Frank Beswick
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Andrew Duncan	President of the Board of Trade 1942	Succeeded by Hugh Dalton
Preceded by John Moore-Brabazon	Minister of Aircraft Production 1942	Succeeded by Sir Stafford Cripps
Preceded by The Lord Woolton	Minister of Food 1943–1945	Succeeded by Sir Ben Smith
Government offices
New title	Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953–1957	Succeeded by Robert Clarkson Tredgold
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Llewellin 1945–1957	Extinct

[1] thepeerage.com John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st and last Baron Llewellin

[2] "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1918. p. 40.

[3] "No. 33179". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 1926. p. 4408.

[4] "No. 34633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1939. p. 3858.

[5] "No. 39933". The London Gazette. 7 August 1953. p. 4303.

[FOOTNOTEButlerButler199417–20-6] Butler & Butler 1994, pp. 17–20.

[7] "No. 37287". The London Gazette. 28 September 1945. p. 4814.

[8] Burke's Peerage. 1856.

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