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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 License 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 Member of Parliament 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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chandos Wren-Hoskyns」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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