Rowland Lytton

Sir Rowland Lytton (c. 1615 – 1 November 1674) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1656 and 1660.

Career[edit]

Lytton was the son of Sir William Lytton of Knebworth, and his wife Anne Slaney, daughter of Stephen Slaney of Norton Shropshire.^[1] He was schooled at Hertford and was admitted to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1632. In 1633 he was admitted at the Inner Temple.^[2]

In 1656, Lytton was elected Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire in the Second Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected for Hertfordshire in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament and in April 1660 for the Convention Parliament.^[3] He was knighted on 27 June 1660.^[2] He was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1662–63.^[3]

Marriage and issue[edit]

Lytton married firstly Judith Edwards, daughter of Humphrey Edwards. He married secondly Rebecca Chapman, daughter of Thomas Chapman, and widow of Sir Richard Lucy.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain
^ ^a ^b "Lytton, Rowland (LTN631R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ ^a ^b History of Parliament Online - Lytton, Rowland

Parliament of England
Preceded by Henry Lawrence Sir Richard Lucy, Bt John Wittewrong The Earl of Salisbury Thomas Nicholl	Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire 1656–1660 With: Sir Richard Lucy, Bt 1656–1658 John Wittewrong 1656–1658 The Earl of Salisbury 1656–1658 Richard Galston 1659 Henry Caesar 1660	Succeeded by Sir Richard Franklin, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Fanshawe

[Burke-1] John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain

[Venn-2] "Lytton, Rowland (LTN631R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[HOP-3] History of Parliament Online - Lytton, Rowland

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