Sir John Talbot Dillwyn-Llewelyn, 1st Baronet (26 May 1836 – 6 July 1927) was a British

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Member of Parliament who was notable for his links to

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sports.

Background and education

Llewelyn was the son of photographer and scientist

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and Emma Thomasina Talbot, youngest daughter of Thomas Mansel Talbot and Lady Mary (née Fox Strangways) of Penrice, south Wales and a cousin of

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. He was educated at

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and later

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Political career

Llewelyn was

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in 1878 and Mayor of

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in 1891. In March 1888, Llewelyn contested the Gower by-election as a Conservative candidate. The Liberal ranks had been affected by divisions over the choice of candidate and Llewelyn ran a strong campaign. Unusually for a Conservative candidate he held meetings in nonconformist chapels, including one at Zoar,

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which was said to have been well attended by the working men of the district. Llewelyn polled well although narrowly defeated by David Randell. In

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he was elected as one of the first members of

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and was immediately made an alderman, to which role he was re-elected in

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. He was created a

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, 'of

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and of Ynys-y-gerwn in

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both in the

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', on 20 March 1890. In 1892, following the death of his uncle,

Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn (19 May 1814 – 19 June 1892) was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician who served as MP for Swansea for 37 years. Early life Dillwyn was born in Swansea, Wales, the fourth of six children of Lewis Weston Dillw ...

, Llewelyn was adopted as Conservative candidate for the Swansea Town constituency but was defeated by R.D. Burnie. However he reversed the result three years later when he was elected Conservative MP for

in the 1895 general election, but lost the seat in 1900. Llewelyn's connections to sport included the position of captain of the South Wales Cricket Club and in 1885 he replaced the

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as the president of the

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; a post he would hold until 1906, when he was replaced by

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. Lyne himself stated that 'they (WRU) had been singularly fortunate in getting a gentleman like Mr J.T.D. Llewelyn to act in that captaincy'.Smith (1980), p. 48.

Family

Llewelyn married in 1861 Caroline Julia, daughter of Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet. Their younger and only surviving son

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married the heiress of the Venables family and adopted the additional surname Venables. He became MP for Radnorshire and High Sheriff of that county. His eldest son, the cricketer Willie Llewelyn, committed suicide in August 1893.

Later life and death

Llewelyn died in 1927 aged 91 and was buried with his wife and next to his father in St David's Church in

Arms

Legacy

Dillwyn Llewelyn Community School in

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, was named for him – this was amalgamated with Dynevor School in 2001 to become

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Community School

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dillwyn-Llewellyn, John 1836 births 1927 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford UK MPs 1895–1900 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies Politicians from Swansea 1 Wales Rugby Union officials High sheriffs of Glamorgan Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Swansea constituencies Directors of the Great Western Railway Members of Glamorgan County Council Mayors of Swansea

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