Leolin Forestier-Walker

Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker Bt KBE DL
Member of Parliament for Monmouth
In office 1918–1934
Preceded by	Lewis Haslam
Succeeded by	John Arthur Herbert
Personal details
Born	Charles Leolin Walker (1866-05-06)6 May 1866
Died	13 May 1934(1934-05-13) (aged 68)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Alice Blandy-Jenkins
Children	Daphne Forestier-Walker Jones
Parent(s)	Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet Hon. Fanny Henrietta Morgan

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.

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 Leoin 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]

Notes

1. "No. 34093". The London Gazette. 5 October 1934. p. 6326.
2. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 1466.
3. Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Knights, and Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets. Dean & Son, Limited. 1902. p. 607. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
4. Burke, John B. (1850). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary. London: Henry Colburn.
5. "Walker, George Ferdinand Radzivill, Sir, 2nd Baronet (1825 -1896) | British Armorial Bindings". armorial.library.utoronto.ca. Bibliographical Society of London. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
6. "No. 32897". The London Gazette. 11 January 1924. p. 364.
7. "No. 32996". The London Gazette. 25 November 1924. p. 8529.
8. "No. 33508". The London Gazette. 21 June 1929. p. 4112.
9. "No. 33769". The London Gazette. 6 November 1931. p. 7142.
10. "No. 34061". The London Gazette. 19 June 1934. p. 3901.
11. "No. 33501". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1929. p. 3666.
12. "No. 32311". The London Gazette. 3 May 1921. p. 3572.
13. "No. 33516". The London Gazette. 12 July 1929. p. 4622.
14. "No. 33053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1925. p. 3775.
15. "No. 34064". The London Gazette. 26 June 1934. p. 4057.
16. "Gavin Young: An Introduction". Faber & Faber. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2017.

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 list of baronets
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Leolin Forestier-Walker

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lewis Haslam	Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1918 – 1934	Succeeded by John Arthur Herbert
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Rhiwderin in the County of Monmouth) 1929 – 1956	Extinct