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Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden

1844 – 1930

British politician

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Lived 1844 – 1930 (aged 86). Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden was a British politician and barrister.

Thomas Charles Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden (1 January 1844 – 19 July 1930), styled The Honourable Thomas Agar-Robartes between 1869 and 1882 and known as The Lord Robartes from 1882 to 1899, was a British landowner and Liberal politician.

Background and education Agar-Robartes was born at Grosvenor Place, London, the son of Thomas Agar-Robartes, 1st Baron Robartes, and Juliana Pole-Carew, daughter of Reginald Pole-Carew, of East Antony, Cornwall. He was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1870. On 10 September 1899 he also succeeded his kinsman as sixth Viscount Clifden.

In 1891, as chairman of the Agar-Robartes Bank, he took over the ownership of Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire from Charles Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke in payment of debts. After a few years, it was leased out. He later served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire from 1906 to 1915. ) was also a Liberal politician, killed in World War I.

Lady Clifden died in January 1921. Lord Clifden survived her by nine years and died in July 1930, aged 86. He was buried at Lanhydrock House, Cornwall. He was succeeded in his titles by his second but eldest surviving son Francis.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Christ Church, Harrow School, Middle Temple, Christ Church, Oxford
Positions held
Member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the House of Lords, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
Also known as
Baron Robartes, Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden of Gowran

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Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden was born on 1 January 1844 in Grosvenor Place.

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Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden died on 19 July 1930.

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Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden was a politician and barrister.

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Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden was British.

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