Edward Romilly
Encyclopedia
Edward Romilly was an English amateur cricket
er who played first-class cricket
from 1825 to 1831, and a Member of Parliament
from 1832 to 1835.
. 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 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 Gentlemen
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 Board of Audit from 1837 to 1866, and its Chairman from 1855 to 1865.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
from 1825 to 1831, and a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
from 1832 to 1835.
Life
Edward Romilly was the third son of Sir Samuel RomillySamuel Romilly
Sir Samuel Romilly , was a British legal reformer.-Background and education:Romilly was born in Frith Street, Soho, London, the second son of Peter Romilly, a watchmaker and jeweller...
. He was educated at King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds and entered Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
in 1822. In 1826 he migrated to Trinity Hall
Trinity Hall
Trinity Hall may refer to:* Trinity Hall, Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge* Trinity Hall, Dublin, hall of residence of the University of Dublin, Trinity College* Trinity Hall, Washington, Pennsylvania, Trinity High School...
, and graduated LL.B. in 1828.
As a cricketer Romilly was mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
and Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC), of which he was a member. He made 9 known appearances in first-class matches including 1 for the Gentlemen
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
in 1827.
Standing as a Whig, he was elected at the 1832 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1832
-Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....
as one of the two Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Ludlow
Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Ludlow is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, but was defeated at the 1835 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1835
The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large...
.
Romilly was a member of the Board of Audit from 1837 to 1866, and its Chairman from 1855 to 1865.