Leolin Forestier-Walker
British politician
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Sir Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker, 1st Baronet, KBE, DL (6 May 1866 – 13 May 1934[1]) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
6 May 1866
Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker | |
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| Member of Parliament for Monmouth | |
| In office 1918–1934 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Haslam |
| Succeeded by | John Arthur Herbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Leolin Walker 6 May 1866 |
| Died | 13 May 1934 (aged 68) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Alice Blandy-Jenkins |
| Children | Daphne Forestier-Walker Jones |
| Parent(s) | Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet Hon. Fanny Henrietta Morgan |
Early life
He was a younger son of Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet and the former Hon. Fanny Henrietta Morgan, a younger daughter of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar.[2] Among his siblings were Sir George Forestier-Walker, 3rd Baronet.[3]
His grandfather was Gen. Sir George Walker, 1st Baronet, Governor of Grenada who was a Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of Sussex.[4][5]
Career
At the 1918 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth in Wales and held the seat until his death in 1934, aged 68.[6][7][8][9] At the consequent by-election, the Monmouth seat was held by the Conservatives.[10] In addition to being an MP, he was also a Forestry Commissioner from 1920 to 1929.[11] In 1921 he was also appointed a Mental Health Commissioner, under the terms of the Mental Deficiency Act 1913.[12]
Forestier-Walker was created a baronet (of Rhiwderin in the County of Monmouth)[13] in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in the 1924 King's Birthday Honours.[11] In the following year's list, he was honoured as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).[14] In 1934 he was created a Knight of Justice in the Venerable Order of Saint John.[15]
Personal life
Forestier-Walker was married Alice Blandy-Jenkins, a daughter of Col. John Blandy-Jenkins of Llanharan House. Together, they were the parents of:[2]
- Rosemary Forestier-Walker (1898–1958), who married John David Griffiths, son of William Griffiths, in 1925.[2]
- Daphne Forestier-Walker (b. 1902), who married Maj. Gavin David Young, son of George Young, in 1922.[2]
Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker died on 13 May 1934. As he had no male issue, the baronetcy became extinct.[2]
Descendants
Through his daughter Daphne, he was a grandfather of Gavin Young, the war correspondent and travel writer.[16]
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