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Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet

1650 – 1703

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Lived 1650 – 1703 (aged 52). Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet was a politician.

Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet (16 December 1650 – 25 July 1703) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1698 to 1702.

Marsham was the son of Sir John Marsham, 1st Baronet and lived at Bushey Hall, Hertfordshire. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford in 1666, and entered the Middle Temple in 1669.

He was one of the six Clerks of Chancery. He succeeded his nephew John (who died a minor) to the baronetcy in 1696, inheriting from him the Mote in Maidstone, Kent, where he thereafter lived.

Marsham was elected Member of Parliament for Maidstone in 1698 and held the seat until 1702.

Marsham died in July 1703, aged 52. He had married Margaret Bosvile daughter of Thomas Bosvile of Little Motte, Eynsford, Kent. They had three sons and four daughters. Their son, Robert, who succeeded to the baronetcy, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Romney in 1716 and was the ancestor of Earl of Romney.

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Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1698-1700 Parliament, Member of the 1701 Parliament, Member of the 1701-02 Parliament
Also known as
Robert Marsham, Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Bt.

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Who was Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet?

English politician; (1650-1703)

When was Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet born?

Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet was born on 16 December 1650.

When did Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet die?

Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet died on 25 July 1703.

What was Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet's occupation?

Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Baronet

· Wikidata: Q16843602

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