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[[File:John Bethell.jpg|thumb|right|Sir John Bethell]]
'''John Henry Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell''' (23 September 1861 – 27 May 1945), known as '''Sir John Bethell, 1st Baronet''', from 1911 to 1922, was a British banker and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician.<ref name="burke">{{cite book |title= [[Burke's Peerage|Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood]]|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editor-link= Charles Mosley (genealogist)|edition=107 |year= 2003 |pages=366–367 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref><ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Lord Bethell |work=[[The Times]] |page=6 |date=29 May 1945 }}</ref>


==Early life==
'''John Henry Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell''' (September 23, 1861 – May 27, 1945), known as '''Sir John Bethell, 1st Baronet''', from 1911 to 1922, was a [[United Kingdom|British]] banker and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician.
Bethell was the son of George Bethell and his wife Frances (''née'' Tipper), and was educated at [[King's College London]]. His younger brother was Sir [[Thomas Bethell]] (1867–1957).<ref name="burke"/>


==Career==
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Bethell was the son of George Bethell and his wife Frances (née Tipper), and was educated at [[King's College London]]. He was a Director of [[Barclays Bank]] and of the [[Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation]] and also served twice as Mayor of [[East Ham]] and twice of [[West Ham]]. In 1906 Bethell was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Romford (UK Parliament constituency)|Romford]], a seat he held until 1918, and then represented [[East Ham North (UK Parliament constituency)|East Ham North]] between 1918 and 1922. He was created a '''Baronet''', of Romford in the County of Essex, in 1911 and in 1922 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Bethell''', of Romford in the County of Essex.
He was a Director of [[Barclays Bank]] and of the [[Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation]] and also served twice as Mayor of [[East Ham]] and twice of [[West Ham]].


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In November 1902, Bethell was adopted as the Liberal party candidate for [[Romford (UK Parliament constituency)|Romford]],<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Election intelligence |date=12 November 1902 |page=10 |issue=36923| }}</ref> and he was elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from that constituency in the following [[1906 UK general election|election in 1906]]. He held this seat until 1918, and then represented [[East Ham North (UK Parliament constituency)|East Ham North]] between 1918 and 1922. He was created a '''Baronet''', of Romford in the County of Essex, in 1911 and in 1922 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Bethell''', of Romford in the County of Essex.<ref name="burke"/>
Lord Bethell married Florence, daughter of James Woolley Wyles, in 1895. They had three sons and three daughters. His eldest son Lieutenant Frank Henry Bethell was killed in the [[First World War]] in September 1915, aged 19. Lord Bethell died in May 1945, aged 83, and was succeeded in his titles by his second son John. Lady Bethell died in 1957.

==Personal life==
Lord Bethell married Florence, daughter of James Woolley Wyles, in 1895. They had three sons and three daughters:

*2nd Lt. Frank Harry Bethell (18 May 1896 – {{KIA}} 25 September 1915), enlisted with the 3rd Battalion of the [[Connaught Rangers]] in September 1914 and joined the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War I)|British Expeditionary Force]] in March 1915. Killed in action at the [[Battle of Loos]].
*Dorothy Frances Bethell (17 July 1897 – 4 October 1976) married Col. Ian Ferguson MacAlpine
*Grace Bethell (3 November 1901 – 9 October 1982), married firstly Frederick Joseph Parsons, secondly Henry Seton Middleditch
*[[John Bethell, 2nd Baron Bethell|John Raymond Bethell, 2nd Baron Bethell]] (23 October 1902 – 30 September 1965), married Veronica Connolly
**[[Guy Bethell, 3rd Baron Bethell|Guy Anthony John Bethell, 3rd Baron Bethell]] (1928–1967)
*William Gladstone Bethell (11 April 1904 – 17 October 1964), married Ann Margaret Frances Thornycroft
**[[Nicholas Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell|Nicholas William Bethell, 4th Baron Bethell]] (1938–2007)
*Phyllis Kathleen Bethell (19 December 1908 – 21 June 1955), married Clive Harrison Martyn

Lord Bethell died in a London nursing home, aged 83, and was succeeded in his titles by his second son, John.<ref name="times"/> Lady Bethell died in 1957.<ref name="burke"/>


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Sir John Bethell

John Henry Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell (23 September 1861 – 27 May 1945), known as Sir John Bethell, 1st Baronet, from 1911 to 1922, was a British banker and Liberal politician.[1][2]

Early life

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Bethell was the son of George Bethell and his wife Frances (née Tipper), and was educated at King's College London. His younger brother was Sir Thomas Bethell (1867–1957).[1]

Career

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He was a Director of Barclays Bank and of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation and also served twice as Mayor of East Ham and twice of West Ham.

In November 1902, Bethell was adopted as the Liberal party candidate for Romford,[3] and he was elected to the House of Commons from that constituency in the following election in 1906. He held this seat until 1918, and then represented East Ham North between 1918 and 1922. He was created a Baronet, of Romford in the County of Essex, in 1911 and in 1922 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Bethell, of Romford in the County of Essex.[1]

Personal life

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Lord Bethell married Florence, daughter of James Woolley Wyles, in 1895. They had three sons and three daughters:

Lord Bethell died in a London nursing home, aged 83, and was succeeded in his titles by his second son, John.[2] Lady Bethell died in 1957.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 366–367. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary: Lord Bethell". The Times. 29 May 1945. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36923. London. 12 November 1902. p. 10.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
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John Raymond Bethell
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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