Roger Eykyn

Roger Eykyn
Roger Eykyn
	Vanity Fair caricature of Eykyn by James Tissot
Born	21 October 1830
Died	14 November 1896
Occupation	Politician
Spouse(s)	Maria Prinald Schlotel; Mary Caroline Mostyn
Parent(s)	Richard Eykyn; Susanna Starr

Roger Eykyn (21 October 1830 – 14 November 1896)[1] was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1866 to 1874.

Early life

Robert Eykyn was born on 21 October 1830. He was the son of Richard Eykyn of Crouch End, Middlesex, and Ackleton, Shropshire and his wife Susanna Starr, daughter of Sir William Starr, of Canterbury, Kent.

Political career

Eykyn was a J.P. for Berkshire, and a cornet in the Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Lancers.[2]

In 1866 Eykyn was elected at a by-election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Windsor after the return of the previous general election was declared void.[1] He held the seat until his defeat at the 1874 general election.[3]

Personal life

Eykym married firstly Maria Prinald Schlotel, daughter of George Schlotel of Essex Lodge, Streatham, Surrey. She died in October 1866 and he married secondly in 1868, the Hon. Mary Caroline Mostyn, daughter of the 6th Baron Vaux of Harrowden.[2]

Death

Eykyn died at the age of 66.

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References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)
Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 337. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Roger Eykyn

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Labouchère Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, Bt	Member of Parliament for Windsor 1866 – 1874 With: Charles Edwards to 1868	Succeeded by Robert Richardson-Gardner

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[rayment-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)

[Debrett-2] Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870

[craig1832-1885-3] Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 337. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.