Advertisement

Kenneth Macaulay

Advertisement

Kenneth Macaulay

Birth
Rothley, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England
Death
29 Jul 1867 (aged 51–52)
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Burial
Rothley, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England Add to Map
Plot
D3
Memorial ID
View Source
M.A., B.A., QC, MP
Aged: 52 Yrs
Interned: 2nd August 1867
Died: Ardincaple House, Shaftsebury Road
He was the son of Rev. Aulay Macaulay, the vicar of Rothley. Kenneth and his father were descended, in the male-line, from the Macaulay family of Lewis. He was second cousin to the abolitionist, Zachary Macaulay. Both men had ties to Sierra Leone. Macaulay was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1835.In 1843, he married Harriet Woollcombe, daughter of W. Woollcombe.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Cambridge at the 1852 general election, but the a petition was lodged and the election was declared void on 1 March 1863. A Royal Commission was established, and the writ of election was suspended until 1854. Macaulay contested the Cambridge again at the 1857 general election, and regained his seat, holding it until he stood down at the 1865 general election.
Macaulay died on 27 July 1867, in Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge.
M.A., B.A., QC, MP
Aged: 52 Yrs
Interned: 2nd August 1867
Died: Ardincaple House, Shaftsebury Road
He was the son of Rev. Aulay Macaulay, the vicar of Rothley. Kenneth and his father were descended, in the male-line, from the Macaulay family of Lewis. He was second cousin to the abolitionist, Zachary Macaulay. Both men had ties to Sierra Leone. Macaulay was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1835.In 1843, he married Harriet Woollcombe, daughter of W. Woollcombe.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Cambridge at the 1852 general election, but the a petition was lodged and the election was declared void on 1 March 1863. A Royal Commission was established, and the writ of election was suspended until 1854. Macaulay contested the Cambridge again at the 1857 general election, and regained his seat, holding it until he stood down at the 1865 general election.
Macaulay died on 27 July 1867, in Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge.


Advertisement

  • Maintained by: Ian Macaulay
  • Originally Created by: EHL
  • Added: Sep 2, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116470528/kenneth-macaulay: accessed ), memorial page for Kenneth Macaulay (1815–29 Jul 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116470528, citing St. Mary and St. John Churchyard, Rothley, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England; Maintained by Ian Macaulay (contributor 46974001).