William Kenyon-Slaney
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 Kenyon-Slaney in 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Newport (Shropshire) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 July 1886 – 24 April 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Robert Bickersteth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Beville Stanier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | William Slaney Kenyon 24 August 1847 Rajkot, Gujarat, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 April 1908 (aged 60) Shifnal, Shropshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | St Andrew's Parish Churchyard, Ryton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Mabel Selina Bridgeman (m. 1887) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1869 – 1880 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Slaney Kenyon-Slaney PC (24 August 1847 – 24 April 1908) was an English sportsman, soldier and politician.
Early life
Kenyon-Slaney was born on 24 August 1847 in Rajkot in Gujarat in British India. He was the son of Captain William Kenyon of the 2nd Bombay Cavalry and Frances Catherine Slaney, daughter of Robert Aglionby Slaney of Hatton Grange near Shifnal, Shropshire. Upon the death of Robert Slaney in 1862 the Kenyon family inherited the Slaney family estate of Hatton Grange and the Kenyon family name was changed to Kenyon-Slaney.
Kenyon-Slaney was educated at Eton College and briefly at Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1865.[2] In November 1867, he left Oxford and received a commission into the 3rd battalion of the Grenadier Guards.
Career
Kenyon-Slaney was a noted sportsman and played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), as well as playing at county level for Shropshire between 1865 and 1879.[3] He was also a keen association football player playing for Wanderers and was selected to play for England against Scotland in the second ever football international on 8 March 1873, where he scored two goals.[4][5][6][7] Kenyon-Slaney became the first player to score in an international football match as the first international between the two nations in November the previous year had been a goalless draw.
He also took part for the Wanderers on the winning side in the 1873 FA Cup Final and on the losing side for the Old Etonians in the drawn first match of the 1875 Final and both matches of the 1876 Final.[8]
In 1882 under the command of Sir Garnet Wolseley he took part in the Battle of Tel el-Kebir during the Urabi Revolt and was decorated for his efforts. In 1887 he was promoted to colonel and placed on half pay. He fully retired from the military in 1892.
After unsuccessfully contesting the Wellington division of Shropshire in the 1885 general election,[9] Kenyon-Slaney was in 1886 elected to Parliament to represent the Newport division of Shropshire for the Conservative Party which he represented until his death in 1908.
Personal life
On 22 February 1887, he married Lady Mabel Selina Bridgeman (1855–1933), daughter of Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford and the former Hon. Selina Weld-Forester (a daughter of the 1st Baron Forester), Together, they had two children:
- Sybil Agnes Kenyon-Slaney (1888–1970), who served as Lady-in-Waiting to The Princess Royal between 1923 and 1947.[10]
- Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney (1892–1965), who was High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1935; he married Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton, a daughter of James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Rosalind Bingham, in 1917. They divorced in 1930,[11] and he married Nesta Forestier-Walker, a daughter of Sir George Forestier-Walker, 3rd Baronet and Georgina Emily Chamberlain, in 1931.[12]
Kenyon-Slaney died from an attack of gout on 24 April 1908. He was buried at St Andrew's Parish Churchyard, Ryton, Shropshire.[13]
See also
- List of England international footballers born outside England
- List of English cricket and football players
References
- ^ "William Kenyon-Slaney". Englandstats.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
- ^ Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 18, 46. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
- ^ "England 4 – 2 Scotland". englandstats.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "8 March 1873: England 4 Scotland 2". englandfootballonline. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "8 Mar 1873: England 4 Scotland 2". London Hearts. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "England vs Scotland 2nd Proper International (Match report)". londonhearts. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Kell, Constance (23 February 2017). A Secret Well Kept: The Untold Story of Sir Vernon Kell, Founder of MI5. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-84486-434-8. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 376. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ Who's who. A. & C. Black. 1970. p. 1708. ISBN 978-0-7136-1023-9. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Gets Divorce From Duke's Daughter". The New York Times. 13 May 1930. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 1466.
- ^ Debrett's Illustrated Peerage and Baronetage, Titles of Courtesy and the Knightage. Kelly's Directories. 1925. p. 528. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
External links
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Cricinfo - Players and Officials - William Kenyon-Slaney at content-uk.cricinfo.com
- William Kenyon-Slaney at England Football Online
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Kenyon-Slaney
