Sir Rhys Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet explained

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Rhys Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet, (9 March 191025 April 1978^[1]) was a Welsh mining executive, soldier, author^[2] and dignitary.

He was born in Aberdare, South Wales, the son of Sir David Llewellyn, 1st Baronet, a colliery owner, and his wife, Magdalene Anne, Lady Llewellyn (Harries).^[3]

Educated at Oundle School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was the Managing Director of Graigola Merthyr^[4] from 1934 to 1947; Master of the Brecon and Talybont Foxhounds^[5] from 1936 to 1940; an officer in the Welsh Guards during World War II; and High Sheriff of Glamorgan from 1950 to 1951.^[6]

Death

Sir Rhys Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet, died unmarried on 25 April 1978, aged 68.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Obituary: Sir Rhys Llewellyn, The Times (London, England), Friday, 5 May 1978; p. 16; Issue 60293.
2. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL13252171W/Breeding_to_race Profile
3. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
4. http://www.dmm.org.uk/company/g1002.htm Profile
5. http://mfha.org.uk/pack_directory/directory/brecon-and-talybont-hunt/view/powys/ MFHA
6. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
7. Obituary: Sir Rhys Llewellyn, The Times (London, England), Friday, 5 May 1978; p. 16; Issue 60293.