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Roger Kirkby (died 1709)
Colonel
Roger
Kirkby
was an
English
soldier
and politician, of
Kirkby Ireleth
in
Lancashire
, the eldest son of
Richard Kirkby
and his first
wife
Elizabeth Murray
.
An
ensign
in the
Coldstream Guards
in 1670, he was a
captain
in
Charles
Wheeler's
Regiment of Foot
in 1678, and
colonel
in
Sir James Leslie's Regiment of Foot
in
1689
. By
this time
, he had succeeded his father as
Member of Parliament
for
Lancaster
.
He was
Governor of Chester
from
1693
until 1702, and was
chosen
High Sheriff of Lancashire
for 1709 but
died in office
.
On
7 August
1692, he
married
Catherine Baker
, and had a son:
Richard
Baker
Kirkby