Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baron Clwyd
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Sir John Trevor Roberts 2nd Baron Clwyd | |
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| Born | 28 November 1900 Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Died | 30 March 1987 (aged 86) |
| Education | Gresham's School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Spouse |
Joan de Bois
(m. 1932; died 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Mervyn Roberts (brother) John Roberts (paternal grandfather) William Sproston Caine (maternal grandfather) |
John Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baron Clwyd of Abergele in the County of Denbigh (28 November 1900 – 30 March 1987), also Sir John Trevor Roberts, 2nd Baronet, was a Welsh peer. He was known as Trevor Roberts.
Roberts was the son of John Roberts, 1st Baron Clwyd and of Hannah, Lady Roberts, a daughter of William Sproston Caine MP. He was also the grandson of John Roberts MP, of Abergele, Denbighshire.
He was educated at Gresham's School and Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1922).
Career
Roberts was admitted a barrister of Gray's Inn in 1930 and served as assistant secretary of commissions in the Lord Chancellor's Department of the House of Lords from 1948 to 1961. He was appointed a JP for London in 1950 and succeeded his father as a member of the House of Lords in 1955. He had houses in London and in Selborne, Hampshire.
