John Ganzoni, 1st Baron Belstead

John Ganzoni

Francis John Childs Ganzoni, 1st Baron Belstead, DL, FRGS (19 January 1882 – 15 August 1958[1]) was a Conservative Party politician in England.

Personal life

Born to Julius Charles Ganzoni and Mary Frances Childs, Ganzoni was educated at Tonbridge School and Christ Church, Oxford, from which he received a Master of Arts in 1906. In that same year, he became a barrister with membership of the Inner Temple. On 31 May 1930, he married Gwendolen Gertrude Turner. He was the father of John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead.

Public service

Ganzoni served in the First World War with the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment of the 4th Battalion; he rose to the rank of Captain. On 23 May 1914, he won a by-election to become the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the formerly Liberal constituency of Ipswich, a position he would hold, with the exception of a brief period from 1923 to 1924, until 1938. During his parliamentary career, he held other positions. He served as Chairman of the Private Bills Committee from 1923 to 1938. In 1924, he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Postmaster-General, retaining that position until 1929. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Suffolk.

Honours, styles and arms

Honours

Ganzoni was knighted in the 1921 New Year Honours.[2][3] On 1 March 1929, his baronetcy was announced[4][5] and he was created a Baronet, of Ipswich, in the County of Suffolk for "political and public services" on 30 March 1929.[6][7] In the 1938 New Year Honours, his barony for "political and public services" was announced[8][9] and he was raised to the peerage as Baron Belstead, of Ipswich, Suffolk, on 28 January 1938.[10] He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS).[11]

Styles of address

  • 1882–1914: Mr John Ganzoni
  • 1914–1921: Mr John Ganzoni MP
  • 1921–1923: Sir John Ganzoni MP
  • 1923–1924: Sir John Ganzoni
  • 1924–1929: Sir John Ganzoni MP
  • 1929–1938: Sir John Ganzoni, Bt., MP
  • 1938–1958: The Right Honourable The Lord Belstead[lower-alpha 1]
  1. ↑ Although The Lord Belstead was a baronet, by custom the post-nominal of "Bt" is omitted, as Peers of the Realm do not list subsidiary hereditary titles.

Coat of arms

References

  1. ↑ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "I"". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "No. 32178". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1921. p. 2.
  3. ↑ "No. 13745". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 September 1921. p. 1567.
  4. ↑ "No. 33472". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 1929. p. 1435.
  5. ↑ "No. 14527". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 March 1929. p. 227.
  6. ↑ "No. 33482". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1929. p. 2235.
  7. ↑ "No. 14536". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 April 1929. p. 358.
  8. ↑ "No. 34469". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1937. p. 1.
  9. ↑ "No. 15455". The Edinburgh Gazette. 7 January 1938. p. 13.
  10. ↑ "No. 34477". The London Gazette. 28 January 1938. p. 578.
  11. ↑ "Francis John Childs Ganzoni, 1st Baron Ganzoni". The Peerage. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

Sources

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Silvester Horne and
Sir Daniel Ford Goddard		 Member of Parliament for Ipswich
1914–1923
With: Sir Daniel Ford Goddard		 Succeeded by
Robert Jackson
Preceded by
Robert Jackson		 Member of Parliament for Ipswich
1924–1938		 Succeeded by
Richard Stokes
Peerage of England
New creation Baron Belstead
1938–1958		 Succeeded by
John Ganzoni

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