David Llewellyn (British politician)
Sir David Llewellyn | |
|---|---|
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
| In office 1951–1952 Serving with Sir Hugh Lucas-Tooth | |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey de Freitas |
| Succeeded by | Sir Hugh Lucas-Tooth The Lord Lloyd |
| Member of Parliament for Cardiff North | |
| In office 1950–1959 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Donald Box |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Treharne Llewellyn 17 January 1916 |
| Died | 9 August 1992 (aged 76) |
| Spouse |
Joan Anne Williams
(m. 1950; died 1992) |
| Relations | Sir Rhys Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet (brother) Sir Henry Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet (brother) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Sir David Llewellyn, 1st Baronet Magdalene Anne Harries |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Sir David Treharne Llewellyn (17 January 1916 – 9 August 1992), was a British Conservative politician and junior minister.
Early life
[edit]Llewellyn was the son of the Welsh industrialist Sir David Llewellyn, 1st Baronet.[1] Sir Rhys and Sir Harry Llewellyn were his elder brothers.[2]
He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1938 with a Bachelor of Arts.[3]
Career
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He sat as Member of Parliament for Cardiff North from 1950 to 1959[4] and served under Winston Churchill as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1951 to 1952.[5] He was created a Knight Bachelor, for political and public services, in the 1960 New Year Honours List.[6]
Personal life
[edit]On 18 February 1950, Llewellyn married Joan Anne Williams OBE (1916–2013), a daughter of Robert Henry Williams. She was head of the wartime Cabinet Office cypher office.[7] Together, they had two sons and one daughter:[3]
- Emma Victoria Llewellyn (b. 1951), who married Bruce H. Dinwiddy, son of T. L. Dinwiddy, in 1974.[3]
- Robert Crofts Williams Llewellyn (b. 1952), who married Susan Constance Miller-Stirling, daughter of Hubert Miller-Stirling, in 1975. After her death in 1980, he married Lucinda Roberte Gilmour, daughter of Alexander Clement Gilmour, in 1981. They divorced in 1989 and he married Sarah Dominica Anderson, daughter of Maj. Gavin Campbell Anderson, in 1989.[3]
- David Rhidian Llewellyn (b. 1957), who married Susan Edmiston, daughter of Edward Edmiston, in 1984. They divorced in 2001 and he married Rose Ellen Watkins, daughter of Richard Francis Watkins, in 2001.[3]
Sir David died on 9 August 1992.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LLEWELLYN, DAVID TREHARNE (1916-1992), Conservative politician | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- ^ a b c d e f Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, vol. 2, p. 237.
- ^ "Members after 1832". membersafter1832.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Butler, David (1994). British political facts, 1900-1994. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-312-12147-1. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Supplement 41909, 29 December 1959 | London Gazette | The Gazette". The Gazette. 29 December 1959. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Lady Llewellyn".
External links
[edit]- 1916 births
- 1992 deaths
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- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cardiff constituencies
- Ministers in the third Churchill government, 1951–1955
- UK MPs 1950–1951
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- UK MPs 1955–1959
- Younger sons of baronets