Sir James Herbert Cory, 1st Baronet (2 February 1857 – 2 February 1933)[1][2] was a Welsh politician and ship-owner.

Biography

He was born at Padstow, the younger son of John Cory (founder of Cardiff-based firm John Cory, Sons & Co – not to be confused with John Cory, founder of Barry Docks).

He was Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1913[3] and served as Conservative MP for the Cardiff constituency from 1915 to 1918 and for Cardiff South from 1918 to 1923.[2] He was created a baronet in 1919.[4] In his time he was a director of 35 different companies, and gave much of his fortune to charity, particularly the King Edward VII Hospital and the Hamadryad Seamans Hospital in Cardiff.[2]

Cory married twice, firstly to Elizabeth Hoskin Wills, with whom he had five children including Herbert George Donald Cory, who became the 2nd Baronet; Elizabeth died in 1908.[1] He had two further daughters from his second marriage, to Elizabeth Cansh Walker, who outlived him by over twenty years.[1][5]

He died at home in Coryton, Cardiff, on his 76th birthday in February 1933[6] and was buried at Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff.[7] Following his death, his son's family moved into his former home at The Grange.[8] Coryton House, which his father had built in 1900, became a local civil defence headquarters and eventually a school for children with autism.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 906.
  2. 1 2 3 Price, Watkin William (1959). "CORY (John Cory and Sons, Ltd.)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "No. 28701". The London Gazette. 18 March 1913. p. 2059.
  4. ↑ "No. 31427". The London Gazette. 1 July 1919. p. 8221.
  5. ↑ "Lady Cory, née Elizabeth Cansh Walker". The Lafayette Negative Archive. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Shipbuilding & Shipping Record: A Journal of Shipbuilding, Marine Engineering, Dock, Harbours & Shipping. 1933.
  7. ↑ Alun Roberts (2002). Discovering Welsh Graves. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1792-1.
  8. ↑ "John Cory". The Telegraph. London. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Coryton House, Cardiff" (PDF). Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Abby Bolter (14 October 2010). "Descendants pay a visit to Cory House". WalesOnline. Retrieved 18 October 2018.


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