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.
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Full name | John Hussey Hamilton Vivian, Lord Swansea |
Born | 1 January 1925 |
Died | 24 June 2005 Pimlico, London, England | (aged 80)
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Sport | Sports shooting |
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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 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane[3] and competed at the 1986 Commonwealth 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 edit
- Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Second Class (DSLJ; 1971) – Dato Seri Laila Jasa[6]
References edit
- ^ 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.
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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.