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

Career

Lytton was the son of Sir William Lytton of Knebworth, and his wife Anne Slaney, daughter of Stephen Slaney of Norton Shropshire.John Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain''
/ref> He was schooled at Hertford and was admitted to

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in 1632. In 1633 he was admitted at the

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. In 1656, Lytton was elected

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for

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in the Second Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected for Hertfordshire in 1659 for the

Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a powe ...

and in April 1660 for the Convention Parliament. History of Parliament Online - Lytton, Rowland
/ref> He was knighted on 27 June 1660. He was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1662–63.

Marriage and issue

Lytton married firstly Judith Edwards, daughter of Humphrey Edwards. He married secondly Rebecca Chapman, daughter of Thomas Chapman, and widow of Sir Richard Lucy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lytton, Rowland 1615 births 1674 deaths English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 High Sheriffs of Hertfordshire Members of the Parliament of England for Hertfordshire