John Maclean Rolls
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| Born | 25 April 1870 |
| Died | 31 October 1916 (aged 46) Boulogne, France |
| Cause of death | Battle of the Somme |
| Residence | The Hendre |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Maclean Rolls, 2nd Baron Llangattock (25 April 1870 – 31 October 1916) was a British barrister and army Major.
Rolls was son of , and his wife Georgiana Marcia Maclean. He was born in London, but his family home, The Hendre, was near Monmouth. When Rolls reached the age of 21 his family gave the town a building to use as a gymnasium. Rolls was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A in 1893 and M.A in 1896.
He was a Barrister of the Inner Temple, London, and served for many years with the 1st Monmouth Volunteer Artillery, retiring with the rank of captain and honorary major. In January 1915 he joined the Royal Field Artillery.
In 1900 he was High Sheriff of Monmouthshire, and Mayor in 1906-07. He was also a JP and Deputy Lieutenant and county councillor for Monmouthshire.
He died on the 31st October 1916, aged 46, from wounds received at the Battle of the Somme while serving as a Major with the 1st Monmouthshire Bty. Royal Field Artillery. He is buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery in France.
He never married; his younger brother Henry Allan Rolls, who was heir presumptive, had died four months previously, and his youngest brother, Charles Rolls of Rolls Royce fame, had died 6 years earlier; thus the title became extinct.
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