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English cricketer and barrister

Frederick Byron
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Byron
Born2 February 1822
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
England
Died4 April 1861(1861-04-04) (aged 39)
Westminster, London, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1841Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 8
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 6
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2020

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. He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Balliol College, Oxford. 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. 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. He became a fellow at All Souls College in 1843.

After graduating from Oxford, he became a member of Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar in 1848. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Sherwood Foresters in April 1850. Byron was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for Essex in September 1853. He was promoted to captain in the Sherwood Foresters in March 1859. Byron married Mary Jane Wescomb in 1851, with the couple having three children. He died suddenly at Westminster in April 1861, 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.

References

  1. ^ "Hon. Frederick Byron". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 31. J, Murray. 1861. p. 118.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Byron, Hon. Frederick" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Byron". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1841". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. "No. 21085". The London Gazette. 12 April 1850. p. 1052.
  7. "No. 21480". The London Gazette. 27 September 1853. p. 2627.
  8. "No. 22239". The London Gazette. 15 March 1859. p. 1139.

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