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 careeredit
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 lifeedit
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]
^ abDebretts 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. ISBN0-900178-26-4.
External linksedit
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Roger Eykyn
roger, eykyn, october, 1830, november, 1896, english, liberal, party, politician, house, commons, from, 1866, 1874, vanity, fair, caricature, eykyn, james, tissotborn21, october, 1830died14, november, 1896occupationpoliticianspousesmaria, prinald, schlotel, ma. 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 Roger EykynVanity Fair caricature of Eykyn by James TissotBorn21 October 1830Died14 November 1896OccupationPoliticianSpousesMaria Prinald Schlotel Mary Caroline MostynParent s Richard EykynSusanna Starr Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editRobert 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 editEykyn 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 editEykym 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 editEykyn died at the age of 66 References edit a b Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with W part 4 a b 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 editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Roger EykynParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byHenry LabouchereSir Henry Ainslie Hoare Bt Member of Parliament for Windsor1866 1874 With Charles Edwards to 1868 Succeeded byRobert Richardson Gardner nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roger Eykyn amp oldid 1170755973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
