William Sargeant Roden
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William Sargeant Roden was an English iron master and Liberal
politician who was active in local government and sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874.
Roden was the son of William Roden of Wolverhampton
, and his wife Anne Brown, daughter of Richard Brown. He was educated at Bristol, and became an iron Master in North Staffordshire, and chairman of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway
. He was a J.P.
and Deputy Lieutenant
for Staffordshire and a J.P, for Monmouth. He was Honorary Colonel of the Shropshire Artillery Volunteers. Roden was mayor of Hanley, Staffordshire from 1866 to 1868 and was living at Etruria Hall
.
At the 1868 general election
Roden was elected unopposed as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Stoke-upon-Trent
.
He held the seat until the 1874 general election
, when he was defeated by the Conservative Party
candidate Robert Heath.
Roden died at the age of 52.
Roden married Theodora Butcher, daughter of Samuel Butcher of Sheffield. She died in February 1867.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who was active in local government and sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874.
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, and his wife Anne Brown, daughter of Richard Brown. He was educated at Bristol, and became an iron Master in North Staffordshire, and chairman of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway
The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway ran from a junction with the Midland Railway at Ambergate to Rowsley north of Matlock and thence to Buxton....
. He was a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Staffordshire and a J.P, for Monmouth. He was Honorary Colonel of the Shropshire Artillery Volunteers. Roden was mayor of Hanley, Staffordshire from 1866 to 1868 and was living at Etruria Hall
Etruria Hall
Etruria Hall in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England was the home of the potter Josiah Wedgwood. It was built between 1768–1771 by Joseph Pickford.Etruria Hall was the site of the innovative research into photography by Thomas Wedgwood in the 1790s...
.
At the 1868 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1868
The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...
Roden was elected unopposed as a 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,...
(MP) for Stoke-upon-Trent
Stoke-upon-Trent (UK Parliament constituency)
Stoke-upon-Trent was a parliamentary borough in Staffordshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1832 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the borough was enlarged, renamed Stoke-on-Trent, and split into three single-member...
.
He held the seat until the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
, when he was defeated by the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
candidate Robert Heath.
Roden died at the age of 52.
Roden married Theodora Butcher, daughter of Samuel Butcher of Sheffield. She died in February 1867.