Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield

Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield (18 January 1832 – 21 April 1909), styled Viscount Pevensey until 1876, was an English Conservative politician and patron of cricket.[1] The Sheffield Shield is named after him.

  1. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Holroyd, Henry North" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.