Robert Aglionby Slaney
Robert Aglionby Slaney (9 June 1791 – 19 May 1862)[1] was a British barrister and Whig politician from Shropshire. He sat in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Shrewsbury for most of the period from 1826 until his death in 1862.
Early life
Slaney was the eldest son of Robert Slaney (1764–1834) of Hatton Grange, Shropshire, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Thomas Mason of Shrewsbury.[2] He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge,[3] and was called to the bar in 1817 at Lincoln's Inn.[2]
Career
He was first elected at the 1826 general election,[4] and was re-elected at the next three general elections,[4][5][6][7] until his defeat at the 1835 general election by the Conservative Party candidate John Cressett-Pelham.[8] He was re-elected in 1837,[9] but did not stand in 1841, when the seat was won by Benjamin Disraeli.[8] He won the seat again in 1847,[10] but did not stand in 1852.[8] He was High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1854.[11]
Slaney was returned again at the 1857 general election,[12] re-elected in 1859,[13] and held the seat until his death, aged 70.[1]
Attending the opening of the London International Exhibition on 1 May 1862, he fell through a gap in a platform floor and injured his right leg, despite which he continued to view the exhibition and attended Parliament up until the 8th. He died, at his London house in Mayfair, from gangrene (then reported as 'mortification') that set in.[14]
Family
His residence was listed in 1857 as Walford Manor, Shropshire.[12] Slaney had three daughters, amongst whom his estate was shared.[15] The youngest, Frances Catherine, married William Kenyon, who as a condition of Slaney's will took the additional surname of Slaney.[15] The eldest, Elizabeth Frances (died c. 1870), married the naturalist Thomas Campbell Eyton, a Deputy Lieutenant of Shropshire.[16]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18720. p. 1809. 24 August 1830. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18810. p. 1107. 7 June 1831. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19010. p. 27. 4 January 1833. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19530. p. 2082. 8 August 1837. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20765. p. 2996. 17 August 1847. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
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- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The London Gazette: no. 21983. p. 1181. 31 March 1857. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22258. p. 1812. 3 May 1859. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
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- ↑ 15.0 15.1 The London Gazette: no. 22648. p. 3777. 29 July 1862. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Aglionby Slaney
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury 1826 – 1835 With: Panton Corbett to 1830 Richard Jenkins 1830–32 Sir John Hanmer from 1832 |
Succeeded by John Cressett-Pelham Sir John Hanmer |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury 1837 – 1841 With: Richard Jenkins |
Succeeded by Benjamin Disraeli George Tomline |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury 1847 – 1852 With: Edward Baldock |
Succeeded by Edward Baldock George Tomline |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury 1857 – 1862 With: George Tomline |
Succeeded by Henry Robertson George Tomline |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by
Algernon Charles Heber-Percy
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High Sheriff of Shropshire 1854 |
Succeeded by Willoughby Hurt Sitwell |
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