John Norton-Griffiths

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Norton-Griffiths Bt
John Norton-Griffiths
Nickname(s)	"Empire Jack" or "Hell-fire Jack"
Born	(1871-07-13)13 July 1871 Somerset, England, UK
Died	27 September 1930(1930-09-27) (aged 59) near Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt
Buried	Mickleham Church, Surrey
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles / wars	Second Matabele War Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order
Other work	Member of Parliament, Director of Arsenal Football Club, founding member of the Royal British Legion

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Norton-Griffiths, 1st Baronet, KCB, DSO (13 July 1871 – 27 September 1930) was an engineer, British Army officer during the Second Boer War and the First World War, and a Member of Parliament. A colourful figure in his day, known as "Empire Jack" or "Hellfire Jack", he was also the grandfather of Jeremy Thorpe, a leading British politician.^[1]