Vivian is the name of a British noble family of Cornish extraction that rose to wealth in various regions of the British Isles. Over time, several members of the Vivian family were made knights, baron
John Henry Vivian (1785–1855), statue in Ferrara Square, Swansea
Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian (1775–1842), portrait by William Salter
Henry Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea (1821–1894), statue in Swansea
Grave of the 3rd Baron Swansea at St. David's Church, Maesmynis, Builth Wells
Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea, known between May 1882 and June 1893 as Sir Hussey Vivian, 1st Baronet, was a Welsh industrialist and politician from the Vivian family.
Vivian family (baronets and barons)
…of Cornwall in 1827, and Baron Vivian, of Glynn and of Truro in the County of Cornwall, in 1841. After John Henry Vivian's death in 1855, his sons Henry, Arthur and Glynn continued to run the family business and sit as Members of Parliament for Swansea. Through their enterprises in the area, the Vivian…
"Swansea". Caricature by "Spy" (Leslie Ward) published in Vanity Fair in 1886.