Rupert Gwynne
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Rupert Sackville Gwynne (?? ?? 1871 - 12 October 1924), was Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for Eastbourne from 1910 to 1924.
Rupert Gwynne was the third eldest of nine children (two of whom died early). One brother, Roland, the youngest sibling, became the Mayor of Eastbourne from 1929 to 1931, and was the lover of the suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams[1].
Gwynne married Stella Ridley, daughter of the first Viscount Ridley and had four daughters. One, Elizabeth, became Elizabeth David CBE, the celebrated cook. Gwynne appointed as their guardians Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne and Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham.
Gwynne was Financial Secretary to the War Office from 15 March 1923 until 23 January 1924.
He died suddenly of kidney failure on 12 October 1924, aged 53.
[edit] Sources
- ^ Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
