Sir Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker, 1st Baronet, (6 May 1866 – 13 May 1934) was a

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politician in the

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Biography

At the 1918 general election, he was elected as

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(MP) for

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and held the seat until his death in 1934, aged 68. At the consequent by-election, the Monmouth seat was held by the Conservatives. In addition to being an MP, he was also a

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er from 1920 to 1929. In 1921 he was also appointed a Mental Health Commissioner, under the terms of the

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. Forestier-Walker was created a

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(of Rhiwderin in the County of Monmouth) in the

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in the 1924

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. In the following year's list, he was honoured as a

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(KBE). In 1934 he was created a Knight of Justice in the

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. His daughter Daphne was the mother of

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, the war correspondent and travel writer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forestier-Walker, Leolin 1866 births 1934 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies Deputy Lieutenants of Monmouthshire UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Knights of Grace of the Order of St John