Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland
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Henry Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland (17 September 1877 – 23 May 1928) was a Welsh
financier and industrialist.
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John Mathias Berry (born 2 May, 1847; died 9 January, 1917) and his wife Mary Ann Rowe (died 6 June, 1922). He was the elder brother of newspaper magnates William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
and Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley.
, D. R. Llewellyn and Lady Rhondda
and was chairman until it became part of Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds in 1920. He subsequently became chairman of GKN in 1927.
Invested as a Knight of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.), he held the office of High Sheriff of Brecknockshire
in 1924. He was elevated to the peerage as Baron Buckland, of Bwlch
in the County of Brecon
, on 16 July 1926.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
financier and industrialist.
Background
The eldest of three sons, all born in Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil is a town in Wales, with a population of about 30,000. Although once the largest town in Wales, it is now ranked as the 15th largest urban area in Wales. It also gives its name to a county borough, which has a population of around 55,000. It is located in the historic county of...
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Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
John Mathias Berry (born 2 May, 1847; died 9 January, 1917) and his wife Mary Ann Rowe (died 6 June, 1922). He was the elder brother of newspaper magnates William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose was a British newspaper publisher.The second of three brothers born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, Berry started his working life as a journalist and established his own paper, Advertising World, in 1901...
and Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley.
Business career
Berry worked for his father's business before becoming a protégé of industrialist D. A. Thomas (later 1st Viscount Rhondda) in 1915. He took on more responsibility when Thomas joined joined the cabinet, and within three years he was a director of over 60 companies. He acquired John Lysaght Ltd with his brother William BerryWilliam Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose was a British newspaper publisher.The second of three brothers born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, Berry started his working life as a journalist and established his own paper, Advertising World, in 1901...
, D. R. Llewellyn and Lady Rhondda
Margaret Mackworth, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda
Margaret Haig Mackworth, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda was a Welsh peeress and active suffragette.In 1908 she joined the Women's Social and Political Union , and became secretary of the WSPU's Newport branch...
and was chairman until it became part of Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds in 1920. He subsequently became chairman of GKN in 1927.
Invested as a Knight of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.), he held the office of High Sheriff of Brecknockshire
High Sheriff of Brecknockshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Brecknockshire or Breconshire.The office of High Sheriff of Brecknockshire was established in 1535 since when a High Sheriff was appointed annually by the Queen until 1974 when the office was merged into that of High Sheriff of Powys as part of the creation of...
in 1924. He was elevated to the peerage as Baron Buckland, of Bwlch
Bwlch
Bwlch is a small village on a col between two hills, where the present day A40 road now runs, between Brecon and Crickhowell in Powys, southern Wales...
in the County of Brecon
Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire , also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.-Geography:...
, on 16 July 1926.