Viscount Tenby, of Bulford in the County of Pembroke, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom,[1] created in 1957 for former Home Secretary, the Hon. Gwilym Lloyd George, second son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (see Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor for earlier history of the family).
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| Creation date | 12 February 1957 |
| Created by | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby |
| Present holder | Timothy Henry Gwilym Lloyd George, 4th Viscount Tenby |
| Remainder to | the 1st Viscount's heirs male |
As of 2023[update] the title was held by his grandson, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2023. His father Lord Tenby was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999, sitting as a crossbencher until he stood down from parliament in 2014 (being replaced by the Lord Mountevans).
As a great grandson of the first Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles.[2]
Viscounts Tenby (1957)
edit- Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby (1894–1967)
- David Lloyd George, 2nd Viscount Tenby (1922–1983)
- William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby (1927–2023)
- Timothy Henry Gwilym Lloyd George, 4th Viscount Tenby (born 1962)
There is no heir to the viscountcy.
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See also
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edit- ^ "No. 41000". The London Gazette. 12 February 1957. p. 979.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 3871 (TENBY, V). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. Debrett's Peerage Ltd. 2002. p. 1568.
External links
edit- www.debretts.com Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press.