John Ganzoni, 1st Baron Belstead
The Lord Belstead | |
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 Ganzoni in 1914 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 28 January 1938 – 15 August 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Lord Belstead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1882 |
| Died | 15 August 1958 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Francis John Childs Ganzoni, 1st Baron Belstead, DL, FRGS (19 January 1882 – 15 August 1958[1]) was a Conservative Party politician in England.
Personal life
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Born to Julius Charles Ganzoni and Mary Frances Childs, Ganzoni was educated at Tonbridge School and Christ Church, Oxford, from which he received a Master of Arts in 1906. In that same year he became a barrister with membership of the Inner Temple.
On 31 May 1930, he married Gwendolen Gertrude Turner. He was the father of John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead.
Public service
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Ganzoni served in the First World War with the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment; he rose to the rank of Captain. On 23 May 1914 he won a by-election to become the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the formerly Liberal constituency of Ipswich, a position he would hold, with the exception of a brief period from 1923 to 1924, until 1938.
During his parliamentary career he held other positions. He served as Chairman of the Private Bills Committee from 1923 to 1938. In 1924 he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Postmaster-General, retaining that position until 1929. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Suffolk.
Honours and arms
Honours
Ganzoni was knighted in the 1921 New Year Honours.[2][3] On 1 March 1929, his baronetcy was announced[4][5] and he was created a Baronet, of Ipswich, in the County of Suffolk for "political and public services" on 30 March 1929.[6][7] In the 1938 New Year Honours, his barony for "political and public services" was announced[8][9] and he was raised to the peerage as Baron Belstead, of Ipswich, Suffolk, on 28 January 1938.[10] He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS).
Coat of arms
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References
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "I"". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "No. 32178". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1921. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 13745". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 September 1921. p. 1567.
- ^ "No. 33472". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 1929. p. 1435.
- ^ "No. 14527". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 March 1929. p. 227.
- ^ "No. 33482". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1929. p. 2235.
- ^ "No. 14536". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 April 1929. p. 358.
- ^ "No. 34469". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1937. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 15455". The Edinburgh Gazette. 7 January 1938. p. 13.
- ^ "No. 34477". The London Gazette. 28 January 1938. p. 578.
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