Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn Baronets
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The Dillwyn-Llewelyn, later Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn Baronetcy, of Penllergare in Llangyfelach and Ynis-y-gerwn in Cadoxton juxta Neath in the County of Glamorgan, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 March 1890 for John Dillwyn-Llewelyn. The son of pioneer photographer John Dillwyn Llewelyn
John Dillwyn Llewelyn
John Dillwyn Llewelyn was a botanist and pioneer photographer.-Early life:He was born in Swansea, Wales, the eldest son of Lewis Weston Dillwyn and Mary Dillwyn, née Adams, the natural daughter of Col. John Llewelyn of Penllergare and Ynysygerwn...

, he was Mayor of Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

 in 1891 and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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 for Swansea
Swansea (UK Parliament constituency)
Swansea was a borough constituency. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...

 from 1895 to 1900. The second Baronet briefly represented Radnorshire
Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Radnorshire was created in 1542 as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...

 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

 as a Conservative and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire. He assumed the additional surname of Venables. The third Baronet was also Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire.

Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn
Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn
Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician.Dillwyn was born in Swansea, Wales, the second son of Lewis Weston Dillwyn and Mary Dillwyn . His father had been sent to Swansea by his father William, to take over the management of the Cambrian Pottery, and lived at Sketty...

, uncle of the first Baronet, represented Swansea in Parliament from 1885 until his death in 1892.

Dillwyn-Llewelyn, later Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn Baronets, of Penllergare and Ynis-y-gerwn (1890)

  • Sir John Talbot Dillwyn-Llewellyn, 1st Baronet (1836-1927)
  • Sir Charles Leyshon Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Charles Leyshon Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet was a Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament who briefly represented Radnorshire in the House of Commons and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire....

     (1870-1951)
  • Sir (Charles) Michael Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet (1900-1976)
  • Sir John Michael Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 4th Baronet (b. 1938)


There is no heir to the baronetcy.
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