# Arthur Benn > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arthur_Benn > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arthur_Benn.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Benn > Source revision: 1290829112 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British politician (1858–1937)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} thumb|right|Lord Glenravel '''Arthur Shirley Benn, 1st Baron Glenravel''', {{postnominals|country=UK|size=100%|KBE}} (20 December 1858 – 13 June 1937), known as '''Sir Arthur Benn, Bt''', between 1926 and 1936, was a [British](/source/British_people) businessman and politician. ==Early life== He was born on 20 December 1858, in [Cork](/source/Cork_(city)), [Ireland](/source/Ireland), the son of Reverend John Watkins Benn. He received his formal education at [Clifton College](/source/Clifton_College),"Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p37: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948 then at [Inner Temple](/source/Inner_Temple). ==Business career== He became a managing director, then the British [Vice-Consul](/source/Vice-Consul) to [Mobile, Alabama](/source/Mobile%2C_Alabama). ==Political career== Benn became active in the [Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)), and stood in [Battersea](/source/Battersea_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) at the [1906 general election](/source/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election). In 1907, he was elected to [London County Council](/source/London_County_Council), representing [the equivalent seat](/source/Battersea_(London_County_Council_constituency)), a post he held for four years. He stood for Parliament in Battersea again in [January 1910](/source/January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election). In [December](/source/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election), he was instead elected at [Plymouth](/source/Plymouth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)). In 1915 during the [First World War](/source/First_World_War) he was a member of the House of Commons' 'Ammunition Committee', established by [David Lloyd George](/source/David_Lloyd_George) as [Minister of Munitions](/source/Minister_of_Munitions).'The Private Papers of Douglas Haig 1914-1919', edited by Robert Blake (Pub. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1952), p. 100 Benn moved to represent [Plymouth Drake](/source/Plymouth_Drake_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) in [1918](/source/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election), and in the [Birthday Honours that year](/source/1918_Birthday_Honours) was appointed to the [Order of the British Empire](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) as a Knight Commander (KBE).{{London Gazette |issue=30730 |date=7 June 1918 |page=6686 |supp=y}} In 1921, he became the President of the [Association of British Chambers of Commerce](/source/Association_of_British_Chambers_of_Commerce), a position he held until 1923, and also became the Chair of the [National Unionist Association](/source/National_Unionist_Association). On 19 October 1922, he spoke at the [Carlton Club meeting](/source/Carlton_Club_meeting). In 1926 he was created a [baronet](/source/baronet), of Plymouth in the County of Devon.{{London Gazette |issue=33191 |date=13 August 1926 |page=5371 }} From 1927, he was the Director of the [International Chamber of Commerce](/source/International_Chamber_of_Commerce). Benn lost his seat in [1929](/source/1929_United_Kingdom_general_election), and at the [next general election in 1931](/source/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election) was elected for [Sheffield Park](/source/Sheffield_Park_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), but then lost this seat in [1935](/source/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election). In 1936 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Glenravel''', of Kensington in the County of London.{{London Gazette |issue=34252 |date=4 February 1936 |page=730 }} ==Death== He died on 13 June 1937 at the age of 78, without issue, when the baronetcy and barony became extinct. His body was buried at [Hanwell Cemetery](/source/Royal_Borough_of_Kensington_and_Chelsea_Cemetery%2C_Hanwell) in [Ealing](/source/Ealing), London. ==Personal life== He married Alys Maria Luling, daughter of Florenz Augustus Luling of [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans) and later of [Mobile, Alabama](/source/Mobile%2C_Alabama), on 9 May 1888.{{cite news|last1=Bruno|first1=Stephanie|title=Luling Mansion Presides Over Neighborhood Near The Track |work=Picayune Times|date=27 November 2004}}{{cite book|last1=Pine|first1=L. G.|title=The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms|date=1972|publisher=Heraldry Today|location=London|isbn=0900455233}} ==Arms== {{Infobox COA wide |image = centre|150pxcentre|200px |escutcheon = Argent on a chevron indented Gules between three lions rampant Sable a trefoil slipped Or. |crest = On a wreath of the colours a tiger passant Argent gorged with a collar dancettee Gules charged with a trefoil as in the arms. |motto = Courage Sans Peur |notes = Confirmed by [Nevile Wilkinson](/source/Nevile_Wilkinson), [Ulster King of Arms](/source/Ulster_King_of_Arms), 30 June 1908.{{cite web|url=https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000529301/StaffViewMARC#tabnav |page=438 |publisher=National Library of Ireland |accessdate=1 January 2023 |title=Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. J|date=1898 }}}} ==References== {{Reflist}} *Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, ''Who's Who of British MPs: Volume III, 1919-1945'' == External links == * {{Hansard-contribs | sir-arthur-benn | Arthur Benn }} {{S-start}} {{s-par|uk}} {{s-bef | before = [Charles Mallet](/source/Charles_Mallet)
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'''(of Bolton Gardens)''' | years=1926–1937}} {{s-non|reason=Extinct}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benn, Arthur Shirley}} Glenravel Glenravel Glenravel Category:Politics of Sheffield Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Glenravel Glenravel Category:UK MPs 1910–1918 Category:UK MPs 1918–1922 Category:UK MPs 1922–1923 Category:UK MPs 1923–1924 Category:UK MPs 1924–1929 Category:UK MPs 1931–1935 Glenravel Category:Members of London County Council 301 Glenravel Category:Businesspeople awarded knighthoods Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Plymouth Category:Peers created by Edward VIII --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Arthur Benn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Benn) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Benn?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.