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James Leslie Wanklyn (14 April 1860 – 6 July 1919) was a Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for Bradford Central, elected at the 1895 general election[1] and again at the following general election in 1900.[1] He did not stand at the 1906 election.

James Wanklyn
Member of the UK Parliament
In office 1897–1906
Preceded by	George Shaw Lefevre
Succeeded by	George Scott Robertson
Constituency	Bradford Central
Personal details
Born	James Leslie Wanklyn (1860-04-14)14 April 1860 Holdenhurst, Hampshire
Died	6 July 1919(1919-07-06) (aged 59) Lanrick Castle, Doune
Political party	Liberal Unionist
Education	Northampton
Occupation	Politician

Biography

Wanklyn was born in 1860 in Holdenhurst, Hampshire,[2] to James Hibbert Wanklyn and Elizabeth Wanklyn (née Leslie).[3]

Wanklyn had numerous sporting interests. He was a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club, for whom he played one first-class match in 1885,[2] and an early leading member, from its inception in 1894, of the Ranelagh Club, noted as a polo and golf centre.[4]

He died on 6 July 1919[5] in Northampton.[2]

Family

In August 1898, he married Laura Mary Stapylton (her first husband, Huntly Bacon, died in June 1897).[6]

References

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Leslie Wanklyn

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Rt Hon. George John Shaw-Lefevre	Member of Parliament for Bradford Central 1895 – 1906	Succeeded by Sir George Scott Robertson

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