John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton

The Lord Gretton
1900 Olympic Gold Medalist in sailing
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire South
In office
18951906
Preceded byHarrington Evans Broad
Succeeded byHerbert Raphael
Member of Parliament for Rutland
In office
19071918
Preceded byGeorge Finch
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Burton
In office
19181943
Preceded byRobert Ratcliff
Succeeded byJohn Frederic Gretton
Personal details
Born(1867-09-01)1 September 1867
Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England
Died2 June 1947(1947-06-02) (aged 79)
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Maud Helen Eveleigh de Moleyns
(m. 1900)
Children3
RelativesJohn Gretton, 2nd Baron Gretton (son)
Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns (father-in-law)
Brigadier Sir Henry Floyd (son-in-law)
EducationHarrow School
Sports career
Sailing career
Class(es).5 to 1 ton
Open class
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Open class
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris .5 to 1 ton 1st race
Updated on 8 May 2015
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John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, CBE, VD, TD, PC, JP, DL (1 September 1867 – 2 June 1947) was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Gretton won two gold medals in the 1900 Olympic Games.[1] He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 46 years, representing three constituencies in that period.

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