Ralph Glyn, 1st Baron Glyn
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Ralph George Campbell Glyn, 1st Baron Glyn MC
DL
(3 March 1884 – 1 May 1960), known as Sir Ralph Glyn, Bt, from 1934 to 1953, was a soldier and Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
. He was a Member of Parliament
(MP) from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 to 1953.
, younger son of George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton
. His mother was Lady Emma Mary, daughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
. He was educated at Harrow
and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Glyn fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross
.
, Glyn was elected as MP for the Scottish constituency of Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire
. However he lost the seat at the 1922 general election
, coming third with 28% of the votes. The following year, at the 1923 general election
, Glyn stood in the Conservative-held seat of Abingdon
, where the MP Arthur Loyd
was not standing again. Lloyd's majority in 1922 had been only 640 votes, and Glyn lost by 254 votes (1.2% of the total) to the Liberal
candidate Edward Lessing.
However, at the 1924 general election
, Glyn substantially increased his vote, and won the seat with a majority of over 4,000 votes. He represented the constituency for nearly thirty years, and was returned unopposed at the 1931 election
and at the 1935 election
. He was made a Baronet in 1935, of Farnborough Downs, in the County of Berkshire
, and in 1953 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Glyn, of Farnborough in the County of Berkshire.
. There were no children from the marriage. Lady Glyn died in 1958. Lord Glyn survived her by two years and died in Oxfordshire
in 1960, aged 75, when the baronetcy and barony became extinct.
Major
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Ralph George Campbell Glyn, 1st Baron Glyn MC
Military Cross
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Deputy Lieutenant
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(3 March 1884 – 1 May 1960), known as Sir Ralph Glyn, Bt, from 1934 to 1953, was a soldier and Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician in the United Kingdom
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. He was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 to 1953.
Background and education
Glyn was the son of the Right Reverend the Hon. Edward Glyn, Bishop of PeterboroughBishop of Peterborough
The Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire...
, younger son of George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton
George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton
George Carr Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton was a banker with interests in the railways, a partner in the family firm of Glyn, Mills & Co., which was reputed to be the largest private bank in London....
. His mother was Lady Emma Mary, daughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE , styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847, was a Scottish peer, Liberal politician as well as a writer on science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century.-Background:Argyll was born at Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire, the...
. He was educated at Harrow
Harrow School
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and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Glyn fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
.
Political career
At the 1918 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
, Glyn was elected as MP for the Scottish constituency of Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Clackmannan area of Central Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.The constituency was created for the...
. However he lost the seat at the 1922 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
, coming third with 28% of the votes. The following year, at the 1923 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
, Glyn stood in the Conservative-held seat of Abingdon
Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Abingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , electing one Member of Parliament from 1558 until 1983...
, where the MP Arthur Loyd
Arthur Thomas Loyd
Arthur Thomas Loyd was a Conservative Party politician in England.Born in Northampton, Loyd belonged to a Welsh family, several members of which settled in Berkshire. His uncle, Archie Kirkman Loyd, was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Abingdon from 1895 to 1906 and from 1916 to 1918...
was not standing again. Lloyd's majority in 1922 had been only 640 votes, and Glyn lost by 254 votes (1.2% of the total) to the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
candidate Edward Lessing.
However, at the 1924 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
, Glyn substantially increased his vote, and won the seat with a majority of over 4,000 votes. He represented the constituency for nearly thirty years, and was returned unopposed at the 1931 election
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
and at the 1935 election
United Kingdom general election, 1935
The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...
. He was made a Baronet in 1935, of Farnborough Downs, in the County of Berkshire
Berkshire
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, and in 1953 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Glyn, of Farnborough in the County of Berkshire.
Personal life
Lord Glyn married Sibell Vanden Bempde-Johnstone, daughter of Francis Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baron Derwent and widow of Brigadier-General Walter Long, in 1921. She was the mother of Walter Long, 2nd Viscount LongWalter Long, 2nd Viscount Long
Walter Francis David Long, 2nd Viscount Long was a British peer.The eldest son of Brigadier General Walter Long, CMG, DSO , Long was educated at St David's School, Reigate, and later at Eton on the insistence of his mother, who had remarried in 1921 to Baron Glyn. Traditionally the Longs were...
. There were no children from the marriage. Lady Glyn died in 1958. Lord Glyn survived her by two years and died in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
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in 1960, aged 75, when the baronetcy and barony became extinct.