Robert Ord
The Right Hon. Robert Ord FRS MP (1700 – 12 February 1778) was a British lawyer and politician.
Life
Ord was born the son of John Ord, Under-Sheriff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, of Newbiggin, Fenham and Newminster, Northumberland, and his wife, Anne Hutchinson.[1]
He studied Law at Lincoln's Inn in London from 1718, qualifying as an advocate in 1724. In 1723 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.[2] He inherited the estates of Hunstanworth and Newbiggin upon the death of his elder brother Ralph Ord.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Mitchell, Cornwall, from 1734 to 1741 and for Morpeth, Northumberland, from 1741 to 1755.[3]
He was Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1742–43), Deputy Cofferer of the Household (1743–44), Chief Baron of the Scottish Exchequer (1755–75) and Chancellor of the Diocese of Durham (1753–64).
He was Rector of Glasgow University 1767/8.[4]
Ord died aged 77. He is buried in Restalrig Churchyard in Edinburgh. His modest gravestone dates from the 19th century and describes him as Baron of the Exchequer for Scotland.
Family
Ord married Mary, daughter of Sir John Darnell, Kt. They had one son, John Ord, and five daughters.[5]
References
- ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Ord-MP/6000000019681445359
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Robert Ord
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
- ↑ https://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH1154&type=P
- ↑
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Kelsall Thomas Farrington |
Member of Parliament for Mitchell 1734–1741 With: Thomas Watts |
Succeeded by John Ord Edward Clive |
| Preceded by Henry Furnese Sir Henry Liddell |
Member of Parliament for Morpeth 1741–1755 With: Sir Henry Liddell to 1747 Viscount Limerick 1747–54 Thomas Duncombe from 1754 |
Succeeded by Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh Thomas Duncombe |
