Clement Royds Explained

Colonel Sir Clement Molyneux Royds (3 April 1842 – 28 January 1916) was a British soldier who was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale from 1895 to 1906.^[1]

He stood unsuccessfully in 1892, won the seat from the Liberals in 1895, held it in 1900, but lost it to them in the Liberal landslide of 1906. He was commanding officer of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry and was then honorary colonel of the 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.

References

Sources

• • Craig, F.W.S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918
• Whitaker's Almanack, 1893 to 1910 editions
• Portrait

Notes and References

1. Web site: Royds, Col Sir Clement Molyneux, (3 April 1842–28 Jan. 1916), late Colonel Commanding Duke of Lancaster's Own Imperial Yeomanry; Hon. Colonel 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers; Knight of Justice of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England . . Oxford University Press . 4 April 2021 . en . 1 December 2007.