John Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin

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John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin Template:Postnominals (6 February 1893 – 24 January 1957) was a British army officer, Conservative Party politician and minister in Winston Churchill's war government.

Background

Llewellin was the son of William Llewellin, of Upton House, Dorset, and Frances Mary, daughter of L. D. Wigan. He was educated at Eton.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Military career

Llewellin was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1914 and reached the rank of major during the First World War, winning the Military Cross in 1917.[1] He remained in the Territorial Army after the war and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel commanding the Dorset Heavy Brigade in 1932.

He was promoted colonel in 1936 and retired in 1938. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1926,[2] promoted to a Commander (CBE) in 1939,[3] and then was made a Knight Grand Cross (GBE) in 1953.[4]

Political career

Llewellin was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge in Middlesex in 1929. He held a number of ministerial posts in the Coalition government, eventually serving as President of the Board of Trade for two weeks in 1942.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He subsequently became Minister of Aircraft Production until replaced by Sir Stafford Cripps in November 1942.Template:Sfn Later, Llewellin served on the Combined Policy Committee set up by the British and United States governments under the Quebec Agreement of 1943 to oversee the construction of the atomic bomb.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In December 1943, Llewellin's seat on the committee was assumed by Sir Ronald Campbell and Llewellin became Minister of Food, the position he held until the Churchill government fell to the Labour Party of Clement Attlee in July 1945.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Llewellin lost his seat in the election and was raised to the peerage as Baron Llewellin, of Upton in the County of Dorset.[5] After the war he served as Governor General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1953 and his death in January 1957.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Personal life

Lord Lewellin died in January 1957, aged 63. The barony became extinct with his death.

Arms

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References

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Bibliography

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Member of Parliament for Uxbridge
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New creation Baron Llewellin
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