Rowland Burdon
Rowland Burdon may refer to: * Rowland Burdon (1857–1944), MP for Sedgefield *Rowland Burdon (died 1838) Rowland Burdon ('' c.'' 1757 – 17 September 1838) was an English landowner and Tory politician from Castle Eden in County Durham. Life He was the only son of Rowland Burdon, a merchant and banker of Newcastle and Castle Eden and educated at ...

Rowland Burdon (1857–1944)
Colonel Rowland Burdon, VD, DL, JP (19 June 1857 – 1 August 1944) was an English landowner and Conservative Party politician from County Durham. He sat in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1922. Early life and family Burdon was the son of the Reverend John Burdon, from Castle Eden in County Durham. He was educated at Repton School and University College, Oxford. In 1887, he married Mary Arundell, the daughter of Wyndham Slade of Monty's Court in Taunton, Somerset. Career Burdon was Lord of the Manor of both Castle Eden and Little Eden, and lived at the Castle, Castle Eden. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of County Durham in 1900, and served as High Sheriff of Durham in 1907. He was also a Justice of the Peace (JP) for County Durham, and after serving as Lieutenant Colonel commanding the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry he became Honorary Colonel of the 5th Battalion in 1911. He was awarded the Volunteer Decoration in 1898. At the Decemb ...
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