Sir Robert Newman, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert William Newman, 1st Baronet (18 August 1776 – 24 January 1848)[1][2] was a British Whig politician.[3] He was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Bletchingley at a by-election in December 1812.[3] He held that seat until the 1818 general election, when he was returned for Exeter,[4] and held the seat until the 1826 general election, which he did not contest.[4]
He was created a baronet of Stokeley and of Mamhead in the County of Devon in 1836.[5] He lived at Mamhead House, which he had built in the 1820s, employing Anthony Salvin as architect.[6] He died aged 71 and was succeeded by Sir Robert Lydston Newman, 2nd Baronet killed in action at the battle of Inkerman.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- Stooks Smith, page 70
- "No. 19359". The London Gazette. 23 February 1836. p. 358.
- Allibone, Jill (1988). Anthony Salvin: Pioneer of Gothic Revival Architecture. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-7188-2707-4.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Newman
- The Peerage
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Charles Talbot, Bt William Kenrick |
Member of Parliament for Bletchingley 1812 – 1818 With: William Kenrick to 1814 John Bolland from 1814 |
Succeeded by Matthew Russell George Tennyson |
| Preceded by James Buller William Courtenay |
Member of Parliament for Exeter 1818 – 1826 With: William Courtenay to Feb 1826 Samuel Trehawke Kekewich from Feb 1826 |
Succeeded by Lewis William Buck Samuel Trehawke Kekewich |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Stokeley & Mamhead) 1836–1848 |
Succeeded by Robert Lydston Newman |
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