Sir Lewis Lougher, JP (1 October 1871 – 28 August 1955) was a Welsh businessman and politician.[1][2][3]
He was the second son of Thomas Lougher of Llandaff, and Charlotte née Lewis, daughter of a farmer from Radyr. Following education at Cardiff Secondary School and Cardiff Technical College he was apprenticed to corn merchants.[1][2][3] However he quickly established himself in the shipping business at a time when Cardiff Docks were developing as the largest coal-exporting port in the world.
In 1910, at the age of 29, he established his own shipping company, Lewis Lougher & Co.[1][2] He went on to become became chairman of several shipping companies in Cardiff, Penarth and Barry. He was also chairman of the Federation of Bristol Channel Shipowners and of the Cardiff Chamber of Trade. He also became a developer of housing, and a director of Whitehouse Precast Concrete Limited, and Danybryn Estates Limited. He was also a director of Ben Evans & Co. Ltd, a Swanseadepartment store.[2][3]
lewis, lougher, october, 1871, august, 1955, welsh, businessman, politician, second, thomas, lougher, llandaff, charlotte, née, lewis, daughter, farmer, from, radyr, following, education, cardiff, secondary, school, cardiff, technical, college, apprenticed, co. Sir Lewis Lougher JP 1 October 1871 28 August 1955 was a Welsh businessman and politician 1 2 3 He was the second son of Thomas Lougher of Llandaff and Charlotte nee Lewis daughter of a farmer from Radyr Following education at Cardiff Secondary School and Cardiff Technical College he was apprenticed to corn merchants 1 2 3 However he quickly established himself in the shipping business at a time when Cardiff Docks were developing as the largest coal exporting port in the world In 1910 at the age of 29 he established his own shipping company Lewis Lougher amp Co 1 2 He went on to become became chairman of several shipping companies in Cardiff Penarth and Barry He was also chairman of the Federation of Bristol Channel Shipowners and of the Cardiff Chamber of Trade He also became a developer of housing and a director of Whitehouse Precast Concrete Limited and Danybryn Estates Limited He was also a director of Ben Evans amp Co Ltd a Swansea department store 2 3 A Conservative in politics at the 1922 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for Cardiff East he lost the seat when another general election was held in 1923 He returned to parliament at the election in 1924 when he moved to the neighbouring seat of Cardiff Central holding it until 1929 While in the Commons he successfully introduced a private member s bill that was enacted as the Road Transport Lighting Act 1927 1 4 He was a member of Glamorgan County Council from 1922 to 1949 and also of Cardiff Rural District Council holding the chairmanship of the latter body for many years 1 2 3 He was a justice of the peace for Glamorgan was knighted for political services in 1929 5 and in 1931 was High Sheriff of the county 1 2 3 6 Lougher never married He died aged 83 in the home he shared with his sister in Radyr in 1955 1 2 References edit a b c d e f g Morgan Prys Lougher Sir Lewis 1871 1955 Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales Retrieved 23 October 2012 a b c d e f g Obituary Sir L Lougher Cardiff Shipowner The Times 30 August 1955 p 11 a b c d e LOUGHER Sir Lewis Who Was Who Oxford University Press Retrieved 23 October 2012 Road Transport Lighting Bill Hansard 1803 2005 Parliament of the United Kingdom 20 December 1927 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty url help No 33472 The London Gazette Supplement 26 February 1929 p 1436 No 33700 The London Gazette 20 March 1931 p 1879 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir Lewis LougherParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byWilliam Seager Member of Parliament for Cardiff East1922 1923 Succeeded bySir Henry WebbPreceded byJames Childs Gould Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central1924 1929 Succeeded byErnest Bennett Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lewis Lougher amp oldid 1149320765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
