Evan Henry Llewellyn
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Evan Henry Llewellyn | |
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| Member of Parliament for North Somerset | |
| In office 1895–1906 | |
| Preceded by | Courtenay Warner |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Bateman Hope |
| In office 1885–1892 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Courtenay Warner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1847 |
| Died | 27 February 1914 (aged 67) |
| Spouse |
Mary Blanche Somers
(m. 1868; died 1900) |
| Relations | William Somers Llewellyn (grandson) |
| Parent(s) | Llewellyn Llewellyn Eliza William Strick |
| Education | Rugby School |
Colonel Evan Henry Llewellyn JP DL (25 February 1847 – 27 February 1914) was a British Army officer and a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1885 and 1906.
Llewellyn was born on 25 February 1847. He was the fourth son of the former Eliza William Strick (daughter of John Strick of Swansea) and Llewellyn Llewellyn of Buckland Filleigh, North Devon.[1] His sister, Rose Cecilia Llewellyn, married Adm. Sir Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee (son of Vaughan Vaughan-Lee).[2]
He was educated at Rugby School.[1]
Career
He served in the British Army, where he was an officer in the 4th (Militia) battalion of the Somersetshire Light Infantry. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, he volunteered for active service when the battalion was embodied that December, and left Southampton for South Africa on the SS Kildonan Castle in early March 1900.[3] He was later the commander of the 2nd (Central African) Battalion, King's African Rifles.[4]
Political career
In the 1885 general election, Llewellyn was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Somerset and held the seat until the 1892 general election. He was re-elected for the seat in the 1895 general election and held it through the 1900 election until the 1906 general election.[5] However, he had by February 1903 indicated his intent to step down at the next election,[6] which only took place three years later in 1906.
He was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset.[7][8]
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