William Kenyon-Slaney
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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 British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 April 1908 Shifnal, Shropshire, England | (aged 60)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Biography
Kenyon-Slaney was born in
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.
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
In 1882 under the command of
On 22 February 1887, he married Lady Mabel Selina Bridgeman, daughter of the
After unsuccessfully contesting the
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.
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- 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.
- ISBN 9781349022984.
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