Robert Marsham, 1st Baron Romney | |
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Member of Parliament for Maidstone | |
In office 1708–1716 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 September 1685 |
Died | 28 November 1724 | (aged 39)
Political party | Whig |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Shovell (m. 1708) |
Children | 2, including Robert |
Parent |
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Relatives | Charles Marsham (grandson) John Marsham (grandfather) |
Education | St John's College, Oxford |
Robert Marsham, 1st Baron Romney (17 September 1685 – 28 November 1724) of The Mote, Maidstone, known as Sir Robert Marsham, Bt between 1703 and 1716, was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1716 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Romney.