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

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) was an English amateur

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er who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1831, and a Member of Parliament from 1832 to 1835. He was a Cambridge Apostle.

Life

Edward Romilly was the third son of Sir

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. He was educated at King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds and entered

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in 1822. In 1826, he migrated to Trinity Hall, and graduated LL.B. in 1828. As a cricketer Romilly was mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was a member. He made 9 known appearances in first-class matches including 1 for the

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in 1827. Standing as a Whig, he was elected at the 1832 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MP) for Ludlow, 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, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volume 1-2 (1744–1840), Lillywhite, 1862

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