Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway

Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway, PC KB (4 July 1752 – 23 July 1810) was a British politician.

Early life He was the second surviving of three sons and two daughters born to William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway and the former Elizabeth Villareal. His father served as Receiver-General of the Crown rents for Yorkshire, Westmorland and Durham before being returned to Parliament as a Member for Pontefract and Thirsk. Among his siblings were sisters Hon. Elizabeth Monckton (wife of Sir Francis Sykes, 1st Baronet and Sir Drummond Smith, 1st Baronet) and Hon. Frances Charlotte Monckton (wife of Anthony Burlton-Bennett).

His paternal grandparents were John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway and Lady Elizabeth Manners (a daughter of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland). His maternal grandparents were Joseph Isaac Villareal and Kitty da Costa (a well known English Sephardi Jew who converted to Christianity; she was a daughter of Joseph da Costa, a gold and coral trader who owned Manor of Copped Hall in Totteridge).

He succeeded his elder unmarried brother Henry to the title in 1774.

His career also included service as Comptroller of the Household (1784–87) during the reign of King George III.

Personal life On 1 March 1779, Lord Galway married Elizabeth Mathew (–1801), the daughter of Daniel Mathew of Felix Hall, Essex. Elizabeth's sister, Louisa, was the wife of James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, and her youngest sister, Jane, was the mother of Sir Edward John Gambier. Before her death on 19 November 1801, they were the parents of five sons and four daughters, including: Hon. Robert Henry Monckton-Arundell (d. 1813) Hon. Charles Frederick Monckton-Arundell (d. 1798) Hon. Elizabeth Mary Monckton-Arundell (d. 1840)