Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker | |
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Member of Parliament for Monmouth | |
In office 1918–1934 | |
Preceded by | Lewis Haslam |
Succeeded by | John Arthur Herbert |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Leolin Walker 6 May 1866 |
Died | 13 May 1934 | (aged 68)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Alice Blandy-Jenkins |
Children | Daphne Forestier-Walker Jones |
Parent(s) |
Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet Hon. Fanny Henrietta Morgan |
Sir Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker, 1st Baronet, KBE, DL (6 May 1866 – 13 May 1934 [1]) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was a younger son of Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet and the former Hon. Fanny Henrietta Morgan, a younger daughter of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar. [2] Among his siblings were Sir George Forestier-Walker, 3rd Baronet. [3]
His grandfather was Gen. Sir George Walker, 1st Baronet, Governor of Grenada who was a Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of Sussex. [4] [5]
At the 1918 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth in Wales and held the seat until his death in 1934, aged 68. [6] [7] [8] [9] At the consequent by-election, the Monmouth seat was held by the Conservatives. [10] In addition to being an MP, he was also a Forestry Commissioner from 1920 to 1929. [11] In 1921 he was also appointed a Mental Health Commissioner, under the terms of the Mental Deficiency Act 1913. [12]
Forestier-Walker was created a baronet (of Rhiwderin in the County of Monmouth) [13] in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in the 1924 King's Birthday Honours. [11] In the following year's list, he was honoured as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). [14] In 1934 he was created a Knight of Justice in the Venerable Order of Saint John. [15]
Forestier-Walker was married Alice Blandy-Jenkins, a daughter of Col. John Blandy-Jenkins of Llanharan House. Together, they were the parents of: [2]
Sir Leoin died on 13 May 1934. As he had no male issue, the baronetcy became extinct. [2]
Through his daughter Daphne, he was a grandfather of Gavin Young, the war correspondent and travel writer. [16]
Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker | |
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Member of Parliament for Monmouth | |
In office 1918–1934 | |
Preceded by | Lewis Haslam |
Succeeded by | John Arthur Herbert |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Leolin Walker 6 May 1866 |
Died | 13 May 1934 | (aged 68)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Alice Blandy-Jenkins |
Children | Daphne Forestier-Walker Jones |
Parent(s) |
Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet Hon. Fanny Henrietta Morgan |
Sir Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker, 1st Baronet, KBE, DL (6 May 1866 – 13 May 1934 [1]) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was a younger son of Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet and the former Hon. Fanny Henrietta Morgan, a younger daughter of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar. [2] Among his siblings were Sir George Forestier-Walker, 3rd Baronet. [3]
His grandfather was Gen. Sir George Walker, 1st Baronet, Governor of Grenada who was a Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of Sussex. [4] [5]
At the 1918 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth in Wales and held the seat until his death in 1934, aged 68. [6] [7] [8] [9] At the consequent by-election, the Monmouth seat was held by the Conservatives. [10] In addition to being an MP, he was also a Forestry Commissioner from 1920 to 1929. [11] In 1921 he was also appointed a Mental Health Commissioner, under the terms of the Mental Deficiency Act 1913. [12]
Forestier-Walker was created a baronet (of Rhiwderin in the County of Monmouth) [13] in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in the 1924 King's Birthday Honours. [11] In the following year's list, he was honoured as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). [14] In 1934 he was created a Knight of Justice in the Venerable Order of Saint John. [15]
Forestier-Walker was married Alice Blandy-Jenkins, a daughter of Col. John Blandy-Jenkins of Llanharan House. Together, they were the parents of: [2]
Sir Leoin died on 13 May 1934. As he had no male issue, the baronetcy became extinct. [2]
Through his daughter Daphne, he was a grandfather of Gavin Young, the war correspondent and travel writer. [16]