John Vivian, 4th Baron Swansea
British aristocrat (1925–2005)
The Right Honourable The Lord Swansea | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the House of Lords | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| as a hereditary peer 16 November 1934 – 11 November 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The 3rd Baron Swansea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished [a] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | John Hussey Hamilton Vivian (1925-01-01)1 January 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 June 2005(2005-06-24) (aged 80) Pimlico, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Crossbench | ||||||||||||||||||||
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John Hussey Hamilton Vivian, 4th Baron Swansea (1 January 1925 – 24 June 2005), was a British peer, sports shooter and lobbyist notable for his role in the debate over gun control in the United Kingdom.
He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a degree in French and German.[1] He succeeded his father to the Barony in 1934[1] and took his seat in the House of Lords in 1956.[2] He was Deputy Lieutenant for Powys in 1962.[1] In 1966, Vivian, as Lord John Swansea, represented Wales in the Commonwealth Games, where he took gold in the full bore rifle event.[3] He took a silver in the same event at the 1982 Games in Brisbane[3] and competed at the 1986 Games in Edinburgh.[4]
Swansea was Vice-Chairman of the National Rifle Association.[5] In this capacity he lobbied against legislation drawn in the aftermath of the Hungerford Massacre and the Dunblane Massacre, including a ban on the private possession of pistols.[3] He did, however, support the banning of Kalashnikov rifles and a requirement for shotguns not in use to be locked up securely.[3] He was captain of the House of Lords shooting team, which was forced to shut down after 80 years. Swansea resigned the Conservative whip and sat as a Crossbencher, before losing his place in the House as a result of the House of Lords Act 1999.[3]
Honours
Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Second Class (DSLJ; 1971) – Dato Seri Laila Jasa[6]
Notes
- ^ Under the House of Lords Act 1999.
References
- ^ a b c Swansea, 4th Baron, (John Hussey Hamilton Vivian) (1 January 1925 – 24 June 2005). doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U36796. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Preamble (1956)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Lords. 4 December 1956.
- ^ a b c d e "Lord Swansea". The Telegraph. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Results:Day Four". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1986. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Cole, Rob. "Lord Swansea". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituaries 2005. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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