Sir Charles Leyshon Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn, 2nd Baronet (29 June 1870 – 24 June 1951) was a

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(MP) who briefly represented

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in the

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and served as

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Political career

Llewelyn was elected Conservative MP for

in January 1910 during the

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of that year, but lost the seat in the election in December. He inherited the

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on the death of his father in 1927. He was

from 1929 to 1949 and

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in 1924. Following his 1893 marriage to Katherine Minna, daughter of Richard Lister Venables, the

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estate came into the family and Sir Charles assumed the additional surname of Venables. He established a wildlife centre on the estate, today run by

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. His daughter, Agnes Barbara Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn, married naval officer

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on 15 June 1925. He died five days before his 81st birthday in June 1951, last survivor of the 22 MPs who only served in the parliament of 1910.

Personal life

Llewelyn was born in 1870 to

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and his wife who was the daughter of

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. His father was

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, Mayor of Swansea and MP for

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. Sir Charles' son, Sir

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set up the Field Centre at Llysdinam in 1970 which was run by Cardiff University until 2010.

References

*
History of the Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn family
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn, Charles 1870 births 1951 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Lord-Lieutenants of Radnorshire High Sheriffs of Radnorshire UK MPs 1910 Dillwyn family