Chandos Wren-Hoskyns
Chandos Wren-Hoskyns BA, JP, DL (15 February 1812 – 28 November 1876) was an English landowner, agriculturist and author.
He was born the second son of Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, 7th Baronet of Harewood Park, Herefordshire. In 1837 he married Theodosia Wren—great-great-great-granddaughter of Christopher Wren, and daughter and heiress of Christopher Roberts Wren of Wroxall Abbey, Warwickshire—and by Royal Licence changed his surname to Wren-Hoskyns.
Educated at Oxford University, Wren-Hoskyns was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1838. He served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1855 and was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 1860. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hereford from 1869 to 1874.
As an author his main interest was reform of land tenure. His works included:
- A Short Inquiry into the History of Agriculture in Mediaeval and Modern Times (1849)
- Talpa or the Chronicles of a Clay Farm. An Agricultural Fragment (1853)
- Agricultural Statistics (1857)
- Occasional Essays (1866)
- A Catechism on the English Land System (1873)
References
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Nicholas Goddard 2004
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Chandos Wren-Hoskyns
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Clive John William Shaw Wylie |
Member of Parliament for Hereford with Edward Clive 1869–1871 George Arbuthnot 1871–1874 1869–1874 |
Succeeded by Evan Pateshall George Clive |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by William Charles Alston |
High Sheriff of Warwickshire 1855 |
Succeeded by Sir Peter Van Notten-Pole |