Sir Rowland Lytton (also Roland Litton) (28 September 1561 – 23 June 1615) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1586 and 1611.

Lytton was the son of Rowland Litton of Knebworth, Hertfordshire, whom he succeeded in 1582. He was admitted to Caius College, Cambridge in 1576 at age 14, and to Gray's Inn in 1579.[1]

Lytton was a Member of Parliament for Truro, Cornwall from 1586 to 1587.[2] He was a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire in 1587 to his death and Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1594–95[1] He was MP for Hertfordshire from 1597 to 1598. In 1603, he was knighted and was MP for Hertfordshire again from 1604 to 1611.[2] His son William Lytton was also MP for Herefordshire. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for Essex from 1605 until his death.

He died in 1615 and was buried in his chapel at Knebworth church. He had married Anne, the daughter of Sir Oliver St. John, 1st Baronet St. John of Bletso, and widow of Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire. They had 3 sons and 4 daughters.

References

  1. ^ a b "Litton, Rowland (LTN576R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ a b Browne WIllis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750
Preceded byMichael Hickswith Edward Darcy MP for Trurowith John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope 1586 to 1587 Succeeded by Preceded by MP for Hertfordshire 1597 to 1598 Succeeded by Preceded by MP for Hertfordshire 1604–1611 Succeeded by

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