Rowland Lytton
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Sir Rowland Lytton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1656 and 1660.
Lytton was the son of Sir William Lytton
of Knebworth, and his wife Anne Slaney, daughter of Stephen Slaney of Norton Shropshire. He was schooled at Hertford and was admitted to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
in 1632. In 1633 he was admitted at the Inner Temple
.
In 1656, Lytton was elected Member of Parliament
for Hertfordshire
in the Second Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Herefordhire in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament
. In April 1660, Lytton was re-elected MP for Hertfordshire in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 27 June 1660.
Lytton married firstly Judith Edwards, daughter of Humphrey Edwards. He married secondly Rebecca Chapman, daughter of Thomas Chapman, and widow of Sir Richard Lucy.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1656 and 1660.
Lytton was the son of Sir William Lytton
William Lytton
Sir William Lytton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.-Biography:...
of Knebworth, and his wife Anne Slaney, daughter of Stephen Slaney of Norton Shropshire. He was schooled at Hertford and was admitted to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
in 1632. In 1633 he was admitted at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
.
In 1656, Lytton was elected Member 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,...
for Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertfordshire was a county constituency covering the county of Hertfordshire in England. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
in the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
. He was re-elected MP for Herefordhire in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. In April 1660, Lytton was re-elected MP for Hertfordshire in the Convention Parliament. He was knighted on 27 June 1660.
Lytton married firstly Judith Edwards, daughter of Humphrey Edwards. He married secondly Rebecca Chapman, daughter of Thomas Chapman, and widow of Sir Richard Lucy.