Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet
Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet (7 May 1695 – 1 August 1755) was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster.
He was born the youngest surviving son of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet and educated at Eton College, Brasenose College, Oxford, and the Inner Temple. [1]
When his other older brothers, Richard and Thomas both died without heirs, Grosvenor succeeded to the baronetcy in 1733. In 1730 he had married Jane, the daughter of John Warre of Swell Court and Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset. They had two sons (Richard and Thomas) and four daughters. Initially they lived in Somerset, but when Grosvenor succeeded to the baronetcy, they moved to the family seat at Eaton Hall, Cheshire.
Sir Robert became the Member of Parliament for Chester from January 1733 to his death. Although a prominent Tory country gentleman, he was never recorded as having voted for any party. [1]
On his death in August 1755 he was succeeded by his elder son, Richard.[2] Richard, the 7th Baronet, would be created Baron Grosvenor in 1761 and Earl Grosvenor in 1784.
Styles of address
- 1695–1733: Mr Robert Grosvenor
- 1733–1755: Sir Robert Grosvenor Bt
References
- 1 2 "GROSVENOR, Sir Robert, 6th Bt. (1695-1755), of Eaton Hall, nr. Chester". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ↑ Newton, Diana; Lumby, Jonathan, The Grosvenors of Eaton, Eccleston, Cheshire: Jennet Publications, p. 15, ISBN 0-9543379-0-5
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Richard Grosvenor Thomas Grosvenor |
Member of Parliament for the City of Chester 1733–1755 With: Sir Thomas Grosvenor 1733 Sir Charles Bunbury 1733–1742 Philip Henry Warburton 1742–1754 Richard Grosvenor 1754–1755 |
Succeeded by Richard Grosvenor Thomas Grosvenor |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Grosvenor |
Baronet (of Eaton) 1733–1755 |
Succeeded by Richard Grosvenor |