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Henry Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland (17 September 1877 – 23 May 1928), was a
Entry at The Peerage.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckland, Seymour Berry, 1st Baron 1877 births 1928 deaths People from Merthyr Tydfil Welsh industrialists 20th-century Welsh businesspeople Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom High Sheriffs of Brecknockshire 19th-century Welsh businesspeople Seymour Berry Barons created by George V
Henry Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland (17 September 1877 – 23 May 1928), was a Welsh
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financier and industrialist
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Background
The eldest of three sons, all born inMerthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ...
to solicitor
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John Mathias Berry (born 2 May 1847; died 9 January 1917) and his wife Mary Ann Rowe (died 6 June 1922). He was the elder brother of newspaper magnates William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose, and Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley.
Business career
Berry worked for his father's business before becoming a protégé of industrialistD. A. Thomas
David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda, PC (26 March 1856 – 3 July 1918), was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician. He was UK Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil from 1888 until the January 1910 general election, then MP ...
(later 1st Viscount Rhondda) in 1915. He took on more responsibility when Thomas joined the cabinet, and within three years he was a director of over 60 companies. He acquired John Lysaght
John Lysaght and Co. was an iron and steel company established in Bristol, England, and with later operations in Wolverhampton, Newport, and Scunthorpe. The company was acquired by GKN in 1920.
The founder
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Ltd with his brother William Berry, D. R. Llewellyn D. or d. may refer to, usually as an abbreviation:
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and Lady Rhondda and was chairman until it became part of Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds in 1920. He subsequently became chairman of GKN in 1927.
He held the office of High Sheriff of Brecknockshire in 1924 and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Buckland, of Bwlch
Bwlch (meaning ''a pass'' in Welsh) is a small village and an electoral ward in Powys, southern Wales. The settlement is strung out along the A40 road which crosses a low col above the Usk Valley at this point on its route between Brecon and C ...
in the County of Brecon, on 16 July 1926. He was also appointed a Knight of Grace in the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
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Personal life
He died in 1928 in Bwlch, Brecknockshire, from head injuries following a fall from a horse. He was survived by his wife, Gwladys Mary whom he married on 5 September 1907, and their five daughters: Cecily Eveline; Joan Sybil; Gwladys Eileen; Mary Lorraine; Dorothy Margaret.Memorial
A statue, by Goscombe John, was erected in his memory outside the library in Merthyr Tydfil. In 2010, plaques in memorial to his brothers were also added.References
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Entry at The Peerage.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckland, Seymour Berry, 1st Baron 1877 births 1928 deaths People from Merthyr Tydfil Welsh industrialists 20th-century Welsh businesspeople Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom High Sheriffs of Brecknockshire 19th-century Welsh businesspeople Seymour Berry Barons created by George V