Kenrick Eyton
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Sir Kenrick Eyton was a Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1660. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War
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Eyton was the son of Sir Gerard Eyton of Eyton, Denbighshire. He was called to the bar. He joined the Royalist army and was one of the commissioners to arrange the surrender of Denbigh Castle
to General Mytton on 14 October 1646.
In 1660, Eyton was elected Member of Parliament
for Flintshire
in the Convention Parliament. He was appointed King's Attorney at Chester in August 1660 and Prothonotary and Clerk of the Crown for Denbighshire and Montgomery in July 1661. In 1670 he was appointed Second Justice of the Great Sessions for Anglesey, Carnarvon and Merioneth. He was knighted on 13 April 1675.
Eyton married Eleanor Mutton, daughter of Sir Peter Mutton of Llanerch.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1660. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Eyton was the son of Sir Gerard Eyton of Eyton, Denbighshire. He was called to the bar. He joined the Royalist army and was one of the commissioners to arrange the surrender of Denbigh Castle
Denbigh Castle
Denbigh Castle was a fortress built following the 13th-century conquest of Wales by Edward I.The castle, which stands on a rocky promontory above the Welsh market town of Denbigh, Denbighshire, was built upon an earlier Welsh stronghold. It was defended by a unique triple-towered gateway.A planned...
to General Mytton on 14 October 1646.
In 1660, Eyton was elected 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,...
for Flintshire
Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Flintshire was a parliamentary constituency in North-East Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.- Boundaries :...
in the Convention Parliament. He was appointed King's Attorney at Chester in August 1660 and Prothonotary and Clerk of the Crown for Denbighshire and Montgomery in July 1661. In 1670 he was appointed Second Justice of the Great Sessions for Anglesey, Carnarvon and Merioneth. He was knighted on 13 April 1675.
Eyton married Eleanor Mutton, daughter of Sir Peter Mutton of Llanerch.