John Leonard, Baron Leonard, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Leonard, Baron Leonard
British politician
Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1909
Date of Death: 17-Jul-1983
Profession: politician
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About John Leonard, Baron Leonard
- John Denis "Jack" Leonard, Baron Leonard, OBE (19 October 1909 – 17 July 1983) was a British Labour Party politician. Leonard was born in Manorhamilton, Ireland, the son of an Irish journalist.
- He emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1939, where he set up an engineering firm in Cardiff.
- He was elected to the Cardiff City Council in 1970, and to the South Glamorgan County Council in 1974, serving as its Chairman between 1976 and 1977.
- He was appointed an OBE in 1976. On 2 May 1978, Leonard was made a life peer, as Baron Leonard, of the City of Cardiff in the County of South Glamorgan.
- He served as a Lord in Waiting between 1978 and 1979.
- He was selected as High Sheriff of South Glamorgan for 1979, but was excused from serving upon his elevation to the peerage.
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