Sir Cennydd George Traherne (14 December 1910 – 26 January 1995) was a notable Welsh landowner.

Biography

Sir Cennydd was born at Coedarhydyglyn near

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, and was educated at Wellington College and

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. He owned

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in Glamorgan, among other properties, but in 1939 he leased it to the local authority. After distinguished service in

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, he went into politics, but failed to be elected in

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as MP for the Pontypridd constituency. He was made a Knight Companion of the Garter in 1970; his appointment was the 941st appointment to that Order since its creation in 1348. He was Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan from 1952 until 1974 when, on the splitting of the lieutenancy, he became Lord Lieutenant of South, Mid and West Glamorgan with a lieutenant serving under him for each. He retired from the post in 1985. He was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of the

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on 19 March 1984. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of

on 29 January 1985. After his death in 1995 his Order of the Garter Banner was moved from

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to Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff.

References

1910 births 1995 deaths Knights of the Garter Lord-lieutenants of Mid Glamorgan Lord-lieutenants of South Glamorgan Lord-lieutenants of West Glamorgan Lord-lieutenants of Glamorgan 20th-century British businesspeople 20th-century Welsh landowners {{Wales-bio-stub