| James Wanklyn | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the UK Parliament | |
| In office 1897–1906 | |
| Preceded by | George Shaw Lefevre |
| Succeeded by | George Scott Robertson |
| Constituency | Bradford Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Leslie Wanklyn (1860-04-14)14 April 1860 Holdenhurst, Hampshire |
| Died | 6 July 1919(1919-07-06) (aged 59) Lanrick Castle, Doune |
| Political party | Liberal Unionist |
| Education | Northampton |
| Occupation | Politician |
James Leslie Wanklyn (14 April 1860 – 6 July 1919) was a Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for Bradford Central, elected at the 1895 general election and again at the following general election in 1900. He did not stand at the 1906 election.
Biography
Wanklyn was born in 1860 in Holdenhurst, Hampshire, to James Hibbert Wanklyn and Elizabeth Wanklyn (née Leslie).
Wanklyn had numerous sporting interests. He was a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club, for whom he played one first-class match in 1885, and an early leading member, from its inception in 1894, of the Ranelagh Club, noted as a polo and golf centre.
He died on 6 July 1919 in Northampton.
Family
In August 1898, he married Laura Mary Stapylton (her first husband, Huntly Bacon, died in June 1897).
References
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig
- The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901 - ^ James Wanklyn at espncricinfo.com
- james Wanklyn at myheritage.com
- T. F. Dale, The Classic Guide to Polo, first published 1905; later published by Amberley Publishing, 2015, ISBN 9781445648668
- "Re JAMES LESLIE WANKLYN, Deceased.". The London Gazette, 16 September 1919
- The Marquis of Ruvigny and Ranieval (May 2013). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume. p. 99. ISBN 9780788418723.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byRt Hon. George John Shaw-Lefevre | Member of Parliament for Bradford Central 1895 – 1906 |
Succeeded bySir George Scott Robertson |