Cennydd Traherne

Sir Cennydd George Traherne KG TD (14 December 1910 – 26 January 1995)[1] was a notable Welsh landowner.

Garter-encircled arms of Sir Cennydd Traherne, KG, as displayed on his Order of the Garter stall plate, viz. Argent a chevron sable between three ravens proper, on a canton barry of six of the first and azure a lion rampant gules.

Sir Cennydd was born at Coedarhydyglyn near Cardiff,[2] and was educated at Wellington College and Brasenose College, Oxford.

He owned Dyffryn House in Glamorgan, among other properties, but in 1939 he leased it to the local authority. After distinguished service in World War II, he went into politics, but failed to be elected as an MP. He was a Knight of the Garter (1970) and was Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan from 1952 until 1974 when, on the splitting of the lieutenancy, he became Lord Lieutenant of South, Mid and West Glamorgan with a lieutenant serving under him for each. He retired from the post in 1985.

He was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan on 19 March 1984.[3] He was awarded the Freedom of the City of Cardiff on 29 January 1985.[4]

References
  1. "Sir Cennydd Traherne, K.G., T.D., li.d., 1910-95". The Journal of Glamorgan History, Volume XXXIX 1995. Welsh Journals Online The National Library of Wales. 1995. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  2. "Llantrisant freemen". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-02-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "HONORARY FREEMAN OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF CARDIFF" (PDF). Cardiff.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.


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