Philip Lybbe Powys Lybbe (12 June 1818 – 12 September 1897) was an English rower, barrister and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1859 and 1865.
Powys Lybbe was born as Powys at Broomfield House, Southgate, Middlesex, the son of Henry Philip Powys and his wife Julia Barrington. The Lybbe family lived at Hardwick House near Whitchurch-on-Thames and Lybbe later reported "I have been an oarsman since my boyhood; could row probably before I could write. I was reared on the banks of Thames. My father was a very good oarsman at St John's, Oxford, and put me to work going down in the boat to Mapledurham church on Sunday afternoons".[1] Powys was educated at Eton College, and Balliol College, Oxford and also noted "I rowed all through my Eton and Oxford life" and "I found my College Boat the cheapest amusement in Oxford. I never hunted, but always rowed".[1] In 1839 Powys Lybbe rowed number 7 in the Oxford boat in the Boat Race. In 1841 and 1842 as a member of The Midge, Oxford Club, London Powys was a member of the winning crew in the Stewards' Challenge Cup at Henley.[2]
Powys Lybbe became a barrister and was J.P. for Oxfordshire. At the 1859 general election, Powys was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Newport Isle of Wight.[3] He obtained a Royal Licence to change his name in 1863. He held the seat until the 1859 general election.[3]
Powys Lybbe died aged 79 at The Den, Patcham, Sussex and was buried at the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Whitchurch on Thames.
Powys Lybbe married Ann Phillis Greenwood at Tilehurst, Berkshire on 11 June 1844.They were divorced and Powys, now Lybbe, married Fanny Worth.
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| Preceded by Charles Buxton Charles Mangles |
Member of Parliament for Newport 1859 – 1865 With: Robert Kennard |
Succeeded by Charles Wykeham Martin Robert Kennard |