Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JEFFREYS, GEORGE (1st baron Jeffreys of Wem), (1645 - 1689), judge , counsel for the Crown at Ludlow and J.P. for Flintshire, and a baronet the next year. By supporting the designs of the Crown during the personal government of Charles II (1681-5) and that of James II, he rose rapidly to be lord chief justice and privy councillor (1683) and under James a peer and lord chancellor (1685); but he remained an unswerving Anglican, which is probably why James drew back on the
JONES, Sir EVAN DAVIES (1859 - 1949), 1st baronet, of Pentower, Fishguard, civil engineer, Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire created a baronet in 1917) served his native county and Wales generally in a number of capacities. He served as High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire, 1911-12, became chairman of the Pembrokeshire County Council in 1926, was a Deputy Lieutenant and later (1932) became Lord Lieutenant of that county; he also represented the county in Parliament (as a Coalition Liberal) from December 1918 to October 1922. He gave
JONES, Sir ROBERT (1857 - 1933), orthopaedic surgeon K.B.E., C.B., and a baronet. He died 14 January 1933 at Bodynfoel, near Llanfechain, the home of his daughter. 'In view of the great services rendered by him to humanity at large,' his ashes were laid to rest in Liverpool Cathedral.
KEMEYS family Cefn Mabli, of the afore-mentioned Rhys of Llanvair Castle. He served as sheriff of Monmouthshire, 1631-2, and of Glamorgan, 1638-9. He was also M.P. for Monmouthshire, 1628-9. In 1642 he was created a baronet. An ardent Royalist, he took an active part in the Civil War, and died in defence of Chepstow Castle, 25 May 1648. His son, CHARLES KEMEYS, who had been student at Jesus College, Oxford, and had been
KENYON family Gredington, Peel Hall, March 1784. He was appointed privy councillor on 12 April and created baronet on 28 July 1784. On 4 June 1788 he succeeded lord Mansfield as chief justice of the King's Bench, and was created a peer on 9 June with the title ' Lord Kenyon, Baron of Gredington, co. Flint.' During his long career at the Bar, Lord Chief Justice Kenyon was concerned with many interesting cases: as advocate he led the
LEWIS, Sir THOMAS FRANKLAND (1780 - 1855), politician between 25 October and 13 December, and presented a report on 6 March 1844. Lewis was created a baronet on 27 June 1846. He re-entered parliament as member for Radnor boroughs in 1847, and held the seat till his death at Harpton Court on 22 January 1855. He was an accomplished administrator, but lacked the brilliance of his distinguished son.
LEWIS, Sir WILLIAM THOMAS (first BARON MERTHYR of SENGHENYDD), (1837 - 1914), coal magnate be called philanthropic; and though regarded as a hard man, he was frequently invoked as a mediator in industrial disputes. A member of numerous royal commissions on matters concerned with coal-mining, he also took part in the local government of his county and of the towns of Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. He was knighted in 1885, made a baronet in 1896, and raised to the peerage in 1911. He had two
LLEWELLYN, Sir DAVID RICHARD (1879 - 1940), coalowner
LLOYD family Maesyfelin, daughters. Charles Lloyd, who was M.P. for the Cardigan boroughs from 1698 to 1701, was knighted in 1693 and created a baronet in 1708. He was high sheriff for Cardiganshire in 1690 and for Carmarthenshire in 1716. He died 28 December 1723, and was buried at Lampeter. He was succeeded by his elder son Sir CHARLES CORNWALLIS LLOYD (c.1704 - 1729) The second baronet. He married a Miss Jennings of Anderton
LLOYD family Leighton, Moel-y-garth, election of the Convention Parliament, and petitioned against the return, but promoted the Restoration and was created a baronet on 10 May 1661 and pricked as sheriff of his county in 1669. During the interregnum he purchased from the sequestered estates of the earl of Powis lands in and near Welshpool, his title to which was successfully challenged after the Restoration. He was succeeded in the
LLOYD family Peterwell, of the Maes-y-felin estate (see the preceding article) on the death of his brother-in-law, Sir Lucius Christianus Lloyd the third and last baronet. He died without issue in 1755 and was buried at Lampeter. John Lloyd was succeeded by his younger brother HERBERT LLOYD (1719 - 1769), politician Politics, Government and Political Movements Law He resided at Voelallt in the parish of Llanddewibrefi. He
LLOYD, Sir THOMAS DAVIES (1820 - 1877), baronet, landowner, and politician Oakeley, bart. In 1840 he joined the 13th Light Dragoons, and later served in Canada with the 82nd Foot, commanding a detachment at Ottawa. He was appointed D.L. for Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire in 1847 and served as high sheriff for Cardiganshire in 1851, being created a baronet 21 January 1863. Sir Thomas served as Liberal member of parliament for Cardiganshire, 1868-74, and died in London on 21

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