Ralph Glyn, 1st Baron Glyn

Major The Right Honourable
The Lord Glyn
MC DL
Major The Right Honourable The Lord Glyn MC DL
Member of Parliament; for Abingdon
	In office; 1924–1953
Preceded by	Edward Lessing
Succeeded by	Airey Neave
Majority	4,000
Member of Parliament; for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire
	In office; 1918–1922
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Lauchlan MacNeill Weir
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
	In office; 1931–1935 Serving with John Worthington (1931–1935) ; Frank Markham (1931–1932)
Prime Minister	Ramsay McDonald
Preceded by	Robert Morrison
Succeeded by	Geoffrey Lloyd
Personal details
Born	Ralph George Campbell Glyn; 3 March 1884
Died	1 May 1960 (aged 76); Oxfordshire
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sibell Vanden Bempde-Johnstone (m. 1921–1958, her death)
Relatives	Edward Carr Glyn ; George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton
Education	Wixenford, Wokingham ; Harrow School
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1914–1918
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	First World War
Awards	Military Cross

Major Ralph George Campbell Glyn, 1st Baron Glyn, Bt, MC, DL (3 March 1884 – 1 May 1960), known as Sir Ralph Glyn, 1st Baronet, 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.

Early life

Glyn was born on 3 March 1884 to Edward Glyn, Bishop of Peterborough and Lady Emma Mary, daughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll. His father was the younger son of George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton. He was educated at Wixenford, Harrow, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.^[1]

Career

Military service

Glyn fought in the First World War, during which he was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the Military Cross.^[2]

Political career

At the 1918 general election, Glyn was elected as Unionist 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 21 January 1934, of Farnborough Downs, in the County of Berkshire,^[3] and in 1953 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Glyn, of Farnborough in the County of Berkshire.^[4]

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 Long. 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.

Glyn was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1924 to 1952 and again from 1955 to 1960 in addition to be the vice-chairman of the Governors from 1958 until his death in 1960.^[5] and the Mayor of Abingdon.^[6]

Arms

Coat of arms of Ralph Glyn, 1st Baron Glyn
Crest An eagle's head erased Sable guttee d'Or holding in the beak an escallop Argent. Escutcheon Argent an eagle displayed with two heads Sable guttee d'Or. Motto Fidei Tenax^[7]

Notes

^ 'Glyn, 1st Baron', in Who Was Who 1951–1960 (A. & C. Black, 1984 reprint, ISBN 0-7136-2598-8)
^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1918. p. 36.
^ "No. 34018". The London Gazette. 26 January 1934. p. 604.
^ "No. 39904". The London Gazette. 3 July 1953. p. 3677.
^ "1942 Summer Abingdonian" (PDF). Abingdon School.
^ "History of the FoA". Friends of Abingdon Civic Society.
^ Burke's Peerage. 1956.

References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ralph Glyn

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Clackmannan & Eastern Stirlingshire 1918–1922	Succeeded by Lauchlan MacNeill Weir
Preceded by Edward Lessing	Member of Parliament for Abingdon 1924–1953	Succeeded by Airey Neave
Government offices
Preceded by Robert Morrison	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 1931–1935 serving alongside John Worthington (1931–1935) and Frank Markham (1931–1932)	Succeeded by Geoffrey Lloyd
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Glyn 1953–1960	Extinct
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Farnborough Downs) 1934–1960	Extinct

[1] 'Glyn, 1st Baron', in Who Was Who 1951–1960 (A. & C. Black, 1984 reprint, ISBN 0-7136-2598-8)

[2] "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1918. p. 36.

[3] "No. 34018". The London Gazette. 26 January 1934. p. 604.

[4] "No. 39904". The London Gazette. 3 July 1953. p. 3677.

[5] "1942 Summer Abingdonian" (PDF). Abingdon School.

[6] "History of the FoA". Friends of Abingdon Civic Society.

[7] Burke's Peerage. 1956.

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