John Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock
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Born | 25 April 1870 |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Boulogne, France |
Cause of death | Battle of the Somme |
Residence | The Hendre |
Nationality | British |
Education | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Maclean Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock (25 April 1870 – 31 October 1916) was a British barrister and army Major.
Biography
Rolls was son of John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock, and his wife Georgiana Marcia Maclean. He was born in London, but his family home, The Hendre, was near Monmouth. When Rolls reached the age of 21 his family gave the town a building to use as a gymnasium.[1] Rolls was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A in 1893 and M.A in 1896.
He was a Barrister of the Inner Temple, London, and served for many years with the 1st Monmouth Volunteer Artillery, retiring with the rank of captain and honorary major. In January 1915 he joined the Royal Field Artillery.
In 1900 he was High Sheriff of Monmouthshire, and Mayor in 1906-07. He was also a JP and Deputy Lieutenant and county councillor for Monmouthshire.
He died 31 October 1916 at Boulogne, France from wounds received at the Battle of the Somme.
He never married; his younger brother Henry Allan Rolls, who was heir presumptive, had died four months previously, and his youngest brother, Charles Rolls of Rolls Royce fame, had died 6 years earlier; thus the title became extinct.
Baron Llangattock's estate was valued at more than £1.1 million.[2] His sister Eleanor Shelley-Rolls was the main beneficiary, and he bequeathed £100,000 to the Archdeaconry of Monmouth. Upon his death The Hendre estate passed first to his sister, Eleanor (who died without issue), and finally through his aunt, Patricia Harding (née Rolls), to his first cousin, John Reginald Harding, whose descendants bear the surname Harding-Rolls.
Family tree
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References
- Obituary, The Times 2 November 1916; Issue 41314
- CWGC casualty details
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Preceded by | Baron Llangattock 1912–1916 |
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