Robert Brightiffe
Robert Brightiffe or Britiffe (c. 1666 – 22 September 1749) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1734.
Background and education
Brightiffe was born at Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, the son of Edmund Brightiffe, gentleman, and was educated at Baconsthorpe, at Holt School and in Norwich. He was admitted to the lists of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge on 24 March 1680, at the age of sixteen.[1] He subsequently entered the Middle Temple on 29 May 1682.[2]
Political career
Brightiffe was returned as Member of Parliament for Norwich at the 1715 general election. He was returned again at the elections of 1722 and 1727.[3] He was recorder of Norwich from 1737 to 1743.
Personal life
Brightiffe married Judith, daughter of Henry Edgar of Eye, Suffolk. He died on 22 September 1749, leaving his fortune to John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire.[1]
References
- 1 2 John Venn: Biographical Dictionary of Gonvile and Caius College..., Vol I (1349–1713) Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ John Venn, 'Britiffe, Robert', in Alumni Cantabrigienses (Part I, from the earliest times to 1751, vol. i Abbas–Cutts; Cambridge University Press, 1922)
- ↑ "BRITIFFE, Robert (?1663-1749), of Baconsthorpe, Norf". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Bene Richard Berney |
Member of Parliament for Norwich 1715–1734 With: Waller Bacon 1715–1734 |
Succeeded by Waller Bacon Horatio Walpole |