Edward Grimston
The Honourable Edward Harbottle Grimston (born 2 April 1812 at Mayfair, London; died 4 May 1881 at Pebmarsh, Essex) was an English amateur cricketer and a Conservative Party politician who held a seat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1841.[1]
Career
Cricket
Grimston was mainly associated with Oxford University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[2] He made 30 known appearances in first-class matches from 1832 to 1849.[3]
He was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and an underarm medium pace bowler.
Politics
Grimston was elected at the 1835 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the borough of St Albans in Hertfordshire.[4][5] He was re-elected in 1837,[6] but resigned his seat in 1841[5] by the procedural device of appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[7]
Family
Grimston was the second son of James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam. Three of his brothers James, Robert and Francis all played first-class cricket, as did his son Walter and his nephew Lord Hyde.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 2-4 (1827-1854), Lillywhite, 1862
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19231. p. 101. 20 January 1835. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19528. p. 2008. 1 August 1837. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19951. p. 370. 12 February 1841. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive record
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Grimston
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