Edward Grimston
Encyclopedia
The Honourable Edward Harbottle Grimston (born 2 April 1812 at Mayfair
, London
; died 4 May 1881 at Pebmarsh
, Essex
) was an English amateur cricket
er and a Conservative Party
politician who held a seat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1841.
and Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC), making 30 known appearances in first-class
matches from 1832 to 1849.
He was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and an underarm medium pace bowler.
as one of the two Members of Parliament
(MPs) for the borough of St Albans
in Hertfordshire
. He was re-elected in 1837
, but resigned his seat
in 1841 by the procedural device of appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
. Three of his brothers James
, Robert
and Francis
all played first-class cricket, as did his son Walter
and his nephew Lord Hyde
.
Mayfair
Mayfair is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster.-History:Mayfair is named after the annual fortnight-long May Fair that took place on the site that is Shepherd Market today...
, London
London
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; died 4 May 1881 at Pebmarsh
Pebmarsh
Pebmarsh is a small village and a civil parish the Braintree district, in Essex, England. It is situated to the north east of Halstead close to the A131.- External links :*****...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
) was an English amateur cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er and a Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who held a seat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1841.
Cricket
Grimston was mainly associated with Cambridge UniversityCambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
and Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC), making 30 known appearances in first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches from 1832 to 1849.
He was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and an underarm medium pace bowler.
Politics
Grimston was elected at the 1835 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1835
The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large...
as one of the two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MPs) for the borough of St Albans
St Albans (UK Parliament constituency)
St Albans is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Established in 1885, it is a county constituency in Hertfordshire, and elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.From 1554 to 1852 there was a...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. He was re-elected in 1837
United Kingdom general election, 1837
The 1837 United Kingdom general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade....
, but resigned his seat
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
in 1841 by the procedural device of appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Family
Grimston was the second son of James Grimston, 1st Earl of VerulamJames Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam
James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam , styled Lord Dunboyne from 1775 until 1808 and known as Viscount Grimston from 1808 to 1815, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
. Three of his brothers James
James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam
James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam , known as Viscount Grimston from 1815 to 1845, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He was the eldest son of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, and Lady Charlotte Jenkinson...
, Robert
Robert Grimston (cricketer)
The Honourable Robert Grimston was an English amateur cricketer.-Career:...
and Francis
Francis Grimston
The Reverend Honourable Francis Sylvester Grimston was an English amateur cricketer.-Career:...
all played first-class cricket, as did his son Walter
Walter Grimston
Walter Edward Grimston was an English amateur cricketer.-Career:...
and his nephew Lord Hyde
Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon PC , styled Lord Hyde between 1846 and 1870, was a British Liberal Unionist politician...
.