Viscount Tenby
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Viscount Tenby, of Bulford in the County of Pembroke, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1957 for the former Home Secretary Gwilym Lloyd George. He was the second son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor. As of 2006 the title is held by his younger son, the third Viscount, who succeeded his elder brother in 1983. Lord Tenby is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher. As a grandson of the first Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary title the viscountcy of Gwynedd.
[edit] Viscounts Tenby (1957)
- Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby (1894-1967)
- David Lloyd George, 2nd Viscount Tenby (1922-1983)
- William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby (b. 1927)
The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Timothy Henry Gwilym Lloyd George (b. 1962)
[edit] See also
[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
