Roger Kirkby
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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 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 from 1693 until 1702, and was chosen High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1708.[1]
On 7 August 1692, he married Catherine Baker, and had a son:[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Benbow's Mutineers. Retrieved on December 2, 2006.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Kirkby William Spencer |
Member of Parliament for Lancaster with Henry Crispe 1685–1689 |
Succeeded by Thomas Preston Curwen Rawlinson |
| Preceded by Thomas Preston Curwen Rawlinson |
Member of Parliament for Lancaster with Thomas Preston 1689–1697 Fitton Gerard 1697–1698 Robert Heysham 1698–1702 1689–1702 |
Succeeded by Robert Heysham Sir William Lowther, Bt |
