Robert Bristow (18 October 1688 – 3 November 1737) of Micheldever in Hampshire was an English politician.
His father Robert (1662–1706) and his brother John were both Members of Parliament.
Bristow himself was a director of the Bank of England from 1713 to 1716 and 1718 to 1720 and a director of the East India Company from 1716 to 1717. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchelsea from 1708 to 1737, and was employed in the royal household as Clerk of the Green Cloth from 1720 until his death.
He married Sarah, the daughter of Sir John Ward, MP. His son Robert (1712–1776) was also an MP.
References
- ^ Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "BRISTOW, Robert (1688-1737), of Micheldever, Hants". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "BRISTOW, John (1701-68), of Mark Lane, London, and Quidenham, Norf". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "BRISTOW, Robert (1712-76), of Micheldever, Hants". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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| Preceded byGeorge Dodington Sir Francis Dashwood, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Winchelsea 1708–1737 With: Sir Francis Dashwood, Bt to 1713 George Dodington (died 1720) 1713–15 George Bubb 1715–22 Thomas Townshend 1722–27 John Scrope 1727–28 Sir Archer Croft, Bt February–April 1728 Peter Walter April 1728 – 1734 Edmund Hungate Beaghan from 1734 |
Succeeded byEdmund Hungate Beaghan Robert Bristow (son) |
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