Sir Robert William Newman, 1st Baronet (18 August 1776 – 24 January 1848) was a British Whig politician. He was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Bletchingley at a by-election in December 1812.
He held that seat until the 1818 general election, when he was returned for Exeter, and held the seat until the 1826 general election, which he did not contest.
He was created a baronet of Stokeley and of Mamhead in the County of Devon in 1836. He lived at Mamhead House, which he had built in the 1820s, employing Anthony Salvin as architect. He died, aged 71, and was succeeded by Sir Robert Lydston Newman, 2nd Baronet, who was killed in action at the battle of Inkerman.
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^ Stooks Smith, Henry (1973) . Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ Stooks Smith 1973, p. 70.
- "No. 19359". The London Gazette. 23 February 1836. p. 358.
- Allibone, Jill (1988). Anthony Salvin: Pioneer of Gothic Revival Architecture. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-7188-2707-4.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded bySir Charles Talbot, Bt William Kenrick |
Member of Parliament for Bletchingley 1812 – 1818 With: William Kenrick to 1814 John Bolland from 1814 |
Succeeded byMatthew Russell George Tennyson |
| Preceded byJames Buller William Courtenay |
Member of Parliament for Exeter 1818 – 1826 With: William Courtenay to Feb 1826 Samuel Trehawke Kekewich from Feb 1826 |
Succeeded byLewis William Buck Samuel Trehawke Kekewich |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Stokeley & Mamhead) 1836–1848 |
Succeeded byRobert Lydston Newman |
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