Rowland Lytton

English politician

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

## Career

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain
2. ^ a b "Lytton, Rowland (LTN631R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. ^ 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