Arms of Rolls of The Hendre, near Monmouth, Barons Llangattock: Or, on a fesse dancettée with plain cotises between three billets sable each charged with a lion rampant of the field, as many bezants. Motto: Celeritas et veritas.[1]
Eleanor Georgiana Rolls (1872–1961) later the Hon. Lady Shelley-Rolls. She became a leading campaigner for women in engineering, a signatory of the foundation documents of the Women's Engineering Society, co-founded Atlanta Co Ltd. and worked on campaigns towards the electrification of Britain. She married on 23 April 1898 Sir John Courtown Edward Shelley, later Shelley-Rolls, 6th Baronet, of Castle Goring, Sussex (5 August 1871 – 18 February 1951) and great-nephew of the poet Percy Shelley. In 1917, her husband assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname of Rolls in compliance with the will of his father-in-law, the late Lord Llangattock. However, there were no children of the marriage, and The Hendre eventually passed out of the hands of the Rolls family in the 1980s, having passed through the Harding-Rolls line of the family.[4]
Rolls was appointed High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1875, and served as MP for Monmouthshire from 1880 to 1885. In 1892 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Llangattock, of The Hendre in the County of Monmouth.[5] He served as Mayor of Monmouth 1896 - 1897, and his gifts to that town included a large public hall, a gymnasium, and an isolation hospital. In April 1901 he received the Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Monmouth 'in recognition of his many benefactions to the town'.[6] He was also a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant of that county.
He was a Freemason, rising to the position of Provincial Grand Master in 1894. The Masonic Llangattock Lodge (No.2547) was created in his honour in 1895 and took the Rolls motto, Celerias et Veritas (Speed and Truth).[7]
He was a breeder of Shire horses and acquired a reputation amongst agriculturalists for his shorthorn and Hereford cattle and Shropshire breeds of sheep. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and restored several Monmouthshire churches at his own expense.[8]
Lord Llangattock was a prominent member of the Anti-Vivisection Society, a position that caused some controversy as illustrated by a letter of 18 May 1901 published in the Journal of the British Medical Association:
SIR,-I see that Lord Llangattock, who presided at the annual meeting of the Antivivisection Society on 9 May, gave credence to 'the horrible stories of what takes place in the laboratories of physiology,' denounced vivisection as 'misleading, immoral, and degrading,' and professed 'a sentiment for animals.' Now, I recollect reading in the newspapers last autumn a description of a battue on a large scale, given by Lord Llangattock at his place in Wales, at which a phenomenal number of pheasants were shot for the recreation of Lord Llangattock and his friends, and I should like him to study this little picture of his own dealings with animals, for which he has 'a sentiment' drawn not by a vivisector, but by a man who is a keen and trustworthy observer, and who is in genuine sympathy with all senitient beings.[9]
Lord Llangattock's elevation to the peerage confirmed his elevation to the top rank of society. In late October - early November 1900 the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary) stayed with Rolls at the Hendre.
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John Allan Rolls 1st Baron Llangattock DL 19 February 1837 24 September 1912 was a Victorian landowner Conservative Party politician socialite local benefactor and agriculturalist He lived at The Hendre a Victorian country house north of Monmouth John Allan RollsPortrait in The Rolls Hall MonmouthBorn 1837 02 19 19 February 1837Died24 September 1912 1912 09 24 aged 75 NationalityBritishPolitical partyConservativeSpouseGeorgianaChildrenJohn Rolls 2nd Baron LlangattockParentJohn Etherington Welch RollsArms of Rolls of The Hendre near Monmouth Barons Llangattock Or on a fesse dancettee with plain cotises between three billets sable each charged with a lion rampant of the field as many bezants Motto Celeritas et veritas 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Family tree 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHe was the only son of John Etherington Welch Rolls and his wife Elizabeth Mary Long Elizabeth was a daughter of Walter Long of Preshaw and granddaughter of William Carnegie 7th Earl of Northesk Rolls was educated at Eton College and Christ Church Oxford 2 later becoming Captain in the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry Cavalry and was afterwards appointed honorary colonel of the 1st Monmouthshire Artillery Volunteers later 4th Welsh Brigade Royal Field ArtilleryIn 1868 he married Georgiana Marcia Maclean in London She was the daughter of Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean 9th Baronet of Morvaren 1798 1883 They lived at The Hendre and they also had a house South Lodge which was at Rutland Gate in London 3 They had four children John Maclean Rolls 1870 1916 2nd Baron Llangattock who died unmarried killed in action Henry Alan Rolls 1871 1916 Eleanor Georgiana Rolls 1872 1961 later the Hon Lady Shelley Rolls She became a leading campaigner for women in engineering a signatory of the foundation documents of the Women s Engineering Society co founded Atlanta Co Ltd and worked on campaigns towards the electrification of Britain She married on 23 April 1898 Sir John Courtown Edward Shelley later Shelley Rolls 6th Baronet of Castle Goring Sussex 5 August 1871 18 February 1951 and great nephew of the poet Percy Shelley In 1917 her husband assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname of Rolls in compliance with the will of his father in law the late Lord Llangattock However there were no children of the marriage and The Hendre eventually passed out of the hands of the Rolls family in the 1980s having passed through the Harding Rolls line of the family 4 Charles Stewart Rolls 1877 1910 of Rolls Royce fame and the first British aircraft fatality Rolls was appointed High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1875 and served as MP for Monmouthshire from 1880 to 1885 In 1892 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Llangattock of The Hendre in the County of Monmouth 5 He served as Mayor of Monmouth 1896 1897 and his gifts to that town included a large public hall a gymnasium and an isolation hospital In April 1901 he received the Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Monmouth in recognition of his many benefactions to the town 6 He was also a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant of that county He was a Freemason rising to the position of Provincial Grand Master in 1894 The Masonic Llangattock Lodge No 2547 was created in his honour in 1895 and took the Rolls motto Celerias et Veritas Speed and Truth 7 He was a breeder of Shire horses and acquired a reputation amongst agriculturalists for his shorthorn and Hereford cattle and Shropshire breeds of sheep He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and restored several Monmouthshire churches at his own expense 8 Lord Llangattock was a prominent member of the Anti Vivisection Society a position that caused some controversy as illustrated by a letter of 18 May 1901 published in the Journal of the British Medical Association SIR I see that Lord Llangattock who presided at the annual meeting of the Antivivisection Society on 9 May gave credence to the horrible stories of what takes place in the laboratories of physiology denounced vivisection as misleading immoral and degrading and professed a sentiment for animals Now I recollect reading in the newspapers last autumn a description of a battue on a large scale given by Lord Llangattock at his place in Wales at which a phenomenal number of pheasants were shot for the recreation of Lord Llangattock and his friends and I should like him to study this little picture of his own dealings with animals for which he has a sentiment drawn not by a vivisector but by a man who is a keen and trustworthy observer and who is in genuine sympathy with all senitient beings 9 Lord Llangattock s elevation to the peerage confirmed his elevation to the top rank of society In late October early November 1900 the Duke and Duchess of York later King George V and Queen Mary stayed with Rolls at the Hendre Lord Llangattock died on 24 September 1912 He was succeeded by his eldest son John Rolls 2nd Baron Llangattock who died of wounds received at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 Family tree editJohn Rolls 1735 1801 Sarah Coysh d 1801 John Rollsof The Hendre 1776 1837 Martha Maria Barnett 1780 1858 John Etherington Welch Rolls 1807 70 Elizabeth Mary Long 1813 79 John Allan Rolls 1837 1912 Georgiana Marcia Maclean 1837 1923 John Maclean Rolls 1870 1916 Henry Alan Rolls 1871 1916 Eleanor Georgiana Rolls 1872 1961 Charles Stewart Rolls 1877 1910 co founder ofRolls Royce Gallery edit nbsp Lady Llangattock at the Coronation nbsp The Duke of York Lord and Lady Llangattock Sir Charles Cust and C S Rolls at The Hendre 1900References edit Burke s General Armory 1884 p 868 Venn Rolls the Hon Charles Stewart permanent dead link in Alumni Cantabrigiensesed Venn South Lodge Country Life accessed February 2012 The descent of The Hendre was in a collateral line descended from the sister of Lord Llangattock s father No 26328 The London Gazette 23 September 1892 p 5384 Court Circular The Times No 36426 London 11 April 1901 p 7 Full list of lodges Masonic Province of South Wales Eastern Division Obituary The Times 25 September 1912 Journal of the BMA Correspondence 9 May 1901External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Rolls 1st Baron Llangattock Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John RollsParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byLord Henry Somersetand Frederic Morgan Member for Monmouthshire1880 1885 With Frederic Morgan 1874 85 Constituency dividedPeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baron Llangattock1892 1916 Succeeded byJohn Rolls Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Rolls 1st Baron Llangattock amp oldid 1185975446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
