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2 February 1822 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
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4 April 1861 (aged 39) Westminster, London, England |
Hon. Frederick Byron DL (3 February 1822 – 4 April 1861) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of George Byron, 7th Baron Byron he was born at Cheltenham in February 1822.[1] He was educated at Westminster School,[2] before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, Byron made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1841.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 6 runs by James Cobbett in the Oxford first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by the same bowler.[5] He became a fellow at All Souls College in 1843.[3] After graduating from Oxford, he became a member of Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar in 1848.[2] He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Sherwood Foresters in April 1850.[6] Byron was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for Essex in September 1853.[7] He was promoted to captain in the Sherwood Foresters in March 1859.[8] Byron married Mary Jane Wescomb in 1851, with the couple having three children.[1] He died suddenly at Westminster in April 1861,[2] predeceasing his father. Byron's son George later became the 9th Baron Byron upon the death of Bryon's elder brother, George Byron, 8th Baron Byron.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hon. Frederick Byron". www.thepeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p2843.htm#i28422. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (in en) The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. 31. J, Murray. 1861. pp. 118. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAUcAQAAMAAJ.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Foster, Joseph (1891) (in en). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. pp. 206. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4-ItAAAAIAAJ.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Byron". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36495/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ↑ "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1841". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/638.html. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ↑ "No. 21085". 12 April 1850. p. 1052. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21085/page/1052
- ↑ "No. 21480". 27 September 1853. p. 2627. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21480/page/2627
- ↑ "No. 22239". 15 March 1859. p. 1139. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22239/page/1139
External links[]
- Player profile: F from ESPNcricinfo
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