Robert Hepburn

Colonel Robert Rickart Hepburn of Keith (1720 – 24 May 1804) was Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire 1768–1774. [1]

For the footballer, see Bob Hepburn.

Robert Rickart Hepburn
Born1720
Died1804
AllegianceBritish
RankColonel
Other workMember of Parliament, Kincardineshire

Biography

He was the son of James Hepburn of Keith and Katherine Rickart and was educated at Edinburgh high school and the University of Edinburgh. He succeeded to his father's estate at Keith in Haddington and to his mother's estate at Rickarton in Kincardine.

He joined the British Army in 1743 as a cornet in the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, was promoted captain in 1745, major in 1755, and lieutenant-colonel in 1763. He commanded the Inniskillings at the Battle of Minden in 1759. He sold out of the Army in 1768 and became MP for Kincardineshire. He bought the barony of Congalton in the parish of Dirleton, Haddington (now East Lothian).

He died in 1804 and was buried in the church at Gullane in Dirleton. He had married Magdalen, the daughter of Colonel William Murray and had 3 daughters and 2 sons.

References

Notes
  1. historyofparliamentonline.org, Hepburn, Robert Rickart (1720-1804), of Rickarton, Kincardine, and Keith, Haddington.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Alexander Ramsay-Irvine, 6th Bt		 Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire
1768–1774		 Succeeded by
Lord Adam Gordon
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