William Kenyon-Slaney

The Right Honourable
William Kenyon-Slaney
Kenyon-Slaney in 1906
Member of Parliament
for Newport (Shropshire)
In office
1 July 1886 – 24 April 1908
Preceded byRobert Bickersteth
Succeeded byBeville Stanier
Personal details
Born
William Slaney Kenyon

(1847-08-24)24 August 1847
Rajkot, Gujarat, British India
Died24 April 1908(1908-04-24) (aged 60)
Shifnal, Shropshire, England
Resting placeSt Andrew's Parish Churchyard, Ryton
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Mabel Selina Bridgeman
​
​
(m. 1887)​
Children
  • Sybil
  • Robert
Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Oxford University
?–1873 Wanderers
1875–1876 Old Etonians
International career
1873 England[1] 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1869 – 1880Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 11
Runs scored 145
Batting average 10.35
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 34
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo

William Slaney Kenyon-Slaney PC (24 August 1847 – 24 April 1908) was an English sportsman, soldier and politician.

Biography

Kenyon-Slaney was born in Rajkot in Gujarat in British India, the son of Captain William Kenyon of the 2nd Bombay Cavalry and Frances Catherine Slaney, daughter of Robert A. 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.

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.

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.

On 22 February 1887, he married Lady Mabel Selina Bridgeman, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Bradford; they had two children; a daughter Sybil Agnes Kenyon-Slaney (b. 1888) and a son Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney (b. 1892) who was High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1935.

After unsuccessfully contesting the Wellington division of Shropshire in the 1885 general election,[8] 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 (after an attack of gout) in 1908. He was buried at St Andrew's Parish Churchyard, Ryton, Shropshire.

See also

References

  1. ^ "William Kenyon-Slaney". Englandstats.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Slaney, William Slaney Kenyon" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "England 4 – 2 Scotland". englandstats.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. ^ "8 March 1873: England 4 Scotland 2". englandfootballonline. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. ^ "8 Mar 1873: England 4 Scotland 2". London Hearts. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. ^ "England vs Scotland 2nd Proper International (Match report)". londonhearts. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  8. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 376. ISBN 9781349022984.
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Newport
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