Sir (James) Herbert Cory, 1st Baronet (2 February 1857 – 2 February 1933)[1] was a Welsh politician and ship-owner.
He was born at Padstow, the younger son of John Cory (founder of Cardiff-based firm "John Cory, Sons & Co" – not to be confused with John Cory, founder of Barry Docks).
He was Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1913 [2] and served as Conservative MP for the Cardiff constituency from 1915 to 1918 and for Cardiff South from 1918 to 1923. He was created a baronet in 1919. In his time he was a director of 35 different companies, and gave much of his fortune to charity, particularly local hospitals.
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Baronetage page.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart |
Member of Parliament for Cardiff January 1915 - December 1918 |
constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Cardiff South 1918–1923 |
Succeeded by Arthur Henderson |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet of Coryton 1919–1933 |
Succeeded by Herbert George Donald Cory |