Evan Henry Llewellyn

Evan Henry Llewellyn was born on 25 February 1847. He was the fourth son of Eliza William Strick, daughter of John Strick of Swansea, and Llewellyn Llewellyn of Buckland Filleigh, North Devon. His sister, Rose Cecilia Llewellyn, married Admiral Sir Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee, both being children of Vaughan Vaughan-Lee. Evan Llewellyn received his education at Rugby School.

He served in the British Army, holding an officer position in the 4th (Militia) Battalion of the Somersetshire Light Infantry. In late 1899, following the outbreak of the Second Boer War, he volunteered for active service when his battalion was called up and departed Southampton for South Africa on the SS Kildonan Castle in early March 1900. Later in his military career, he was the commander of the 2nd (Central African) Battalion of the King's African Rifles.

In the political realm, Llewellyn was elected as the Member of Parliament for North Somerset during the 1885 general election. He served in this capacity until 1892. He was re-elected in the 1895 general election and remained an MP until the 1906 general election. He was associated with the Conservative Party. Additionally, he held the positions of Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset.

In his personal life, Llewellyn married Mary Blanche Somers in 1868. She was born in 1847 and died in 1900. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Williams and Thomas Somers of Mendip-Lodge, Somerset. Together, they resided at Langford Court in Somerset and had several children:

- Captain Llewellyn Thomas Evan Llewellyn (born circa 1869), who married Maud Violet Saunderson in 1899, daughter of Somerset Bassett Saunderson and granddaughter of Colonel A. Saunderson.

- Owen John Llewellyn (1870–1943), who married Anna Elizabeth Mann, daughter of William John Mann of Highfield, Trowbridge.

- Sir Hoel Llewellyn (1871–1945), who also served in the Second Boer War and married Winifred Florence Berens, daughter of Alexander Augustus Berens, in 1902. After her death in 1931, he married Mary Constance Sandeman, daughter of Walter Albert Sandeman.

- Arthur Llewellyn (1873–1920), who married Meriel Byrne, daughter of F. W. Byrne, in 1895.

- Mary Mercy Llewellyn (1884–1956), who married Major Antony Hubert Gibbs, son of Antony Gibbs, in 1899.

Llewellyn's wife died in 1900. Evan Henry Llewellyn died of heart failure following a severe bronchitis attack on 27 February 1914.

His descendants include his grandson, Rt. Rev. William Somers Llewellyn (1907–2001), who served as Bishop of Lynn from 1963 to 1972. He is also the great-great-grandfather of David Cameron, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016.