John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Sailing | |||
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| Gold | 1900 Paris | ½—1 ton class | |
| Gold | 1900 Paris | Open class | |
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton PC CBE (1 September 1867–2 June 1947), was a British businessman and Conservative politician.
Gretton was the eldest son of John Gretton of Burton upon Trent, and was educated at Harrow School. He was Chairman of Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton Ltd, and also served as a Colonel in the Territorial Army. In 1895 he was elected to the House of Commons for Derbyshire South, a seat he held until 1906, and then represented Rutland from 1907 to 1918 and Burton from 1918 to 1943. Gretton was made a CBE in 1919 and admitted to the Privy Council in 1926. In 1944 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Gretton, of Stapleford in the County of Leicester.
Lord Gretton married the Hon. Maud Helen de Moleyns, youngest daughter of Dayrolles Blakeney Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, in 1900. He died in June 1947, aged 79, and was succeeded in the barony by his son John.
A noted yachtsman,he won two gold medals in the 1900 Olympic Games. He is unique in achieving this whilst serving as a member of the House of Commons
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Harrington Evans Broad |
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire South 1895–1906 |
Succeeded by Herbert Henry Raphael |
| Preceded by James William Lowther |
Member of Parliament for Rutland 1907–1918 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by Robert Frederick Ratcliff |
Member of Parliament for Burton 1918–1943 |
Succeeded by John Frederic Gretton |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baron Gretton 1944–1947 |
Succeeded by John Frederic Gretton |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
