Edward Romilly (19 April 1804, London – 12 October 1870,

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, Glamorgan) was an English amateur

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er who played

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from 1825 to 1831, and a Member of Parliament from 1832 to 1835. He was a

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Life

Edward Romilly was the third son of Sir Samuel Romilly. He was educated at King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds and entered Christ's College, Cambridge in 1822. In 1826, he migrated to Trinity Hall, and graduated

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in 1828. As a cricketer Romilly was mainly associated with

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and

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(MCC), of which he was a member. He made 9 known appearances in first-class matches including 1 for the Gentlemen in 1827. Standing as a Whig, he was elected at the 1832 general election as one of the two

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(MP) for

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, but was defeated at the 1835 general election. Romilly was a member of the

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from 1837 to 1866, and its chairman from 1855 to 1865.

References

Bibliography

Arthur Haygarth Arthur Haygarth (4 August 1825 – 1 May 1903) was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861, as well as num ...

, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volume 1-2 (1744–1840), Lillywhite, 1862

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