Colonel Roger Kirkby (c. 1649 – 8 February 1709) was an
English soldier and politician, of
Kirkby Ireleth in
Lancashire, the eldest son of
Richard Kirkby and his first wife Elizabeth Murray.
An
ensign in the
Coldstream Guards in 1670, he was a
captain
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in Charles Wheeler's Regiment of Foot in 1678, and
colonel in
Sir James Leslie's Regiment of Foot in 1689. By this time, he had succeeded his father as
Member of Parliament for
Lancaster.
He was Governor of
Chester
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from 1693 until 1702, and was chosen
High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1709 but died in office.
On 7 August 1692, he married Catherine Baker, and had a son:
*Richard Baker Kirkby (d. 4 May 1717)
References
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1640s births
1709 deaths
English army officers
High Sheriffs of Lancashire
Lancashire Militia officers
English MPs 1685–1687
English MPs 1689–1690
English MPs 1690–1695
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