Sir Robert Walpole Whig
10-628: Robert Grosvenor may refer to: Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet (1695–1755), English Member of Parliament Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (1767–1845), English Member of Parliament Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury (1801–1893), British courtier and Whig politician Robert Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury (1834–1918), British politician Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster (1910–1979), British soldier, landowner, businessman and politician Robert Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury (1914–1957), British politician Lord Robert Edward Grosvenor,
20-495: A by-election on 24 January 1733 and then at the 1734 British general election . Although a prominent Tory country gentleman, he never voted for any party according to the records. He was returned again unopposed in 1741 and at the top of a poll in 1747 . At the 1754 British general election he was returned unopposed again for Chester. Grosvenor died in August 1755 and had two sons ( Richard and Thomas ) and four daughters. He
30-663: A supposedly rigged by-election. His supporters were then able to reconcile partially with the Patriot Whigs to form a new government, and the Tories remained excluded from any realistic hope of forming a government. See 1796 British general election for details. The constituencies used were the same throughout the existence of the Parliament of Great Britain. The general election was held between 30 April 1741 and 11 June 1741. At this period elections did not take place at
40-573: The House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw support for the government party increase in the quasi-democratic constituencies which were decided by popular vote, but the Whigs lost control of a number of rotten and pocket boroughs, partly as a result of the influence of
50-522: The Prince of Wales , and were consequently re-elected with the barest of majorities in the Commons, Walpole's supporters only narrowly outnumbering his opponents. Partly as a result of the election, and also due to the crisis created by naval defeats in the war with Spain, Walpole was finally forced out of office on 11 February 1742, after his government was defeated in a motion of no confidence concerning
60-412: The fourth son of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster Robert Grosvenor (aviator) (1895–1953), World War I flying ace Robert Grosvenor (artist) (born 1937), American sculptor [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
70-466: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Grosvenor&oldid=748191193 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet (7 May 1695 – 1 August 1755) of Eaton Hall, Cheshire,
80-551: Was admitted at the Inner Temple . He married Jane Warre, the daughter of John Warre of Swell Court and Shepton Beauchamp , Somerset on 21 May 1730. He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1733 after his elder brothers, Richard and Thomas both died without heirs. Having lived in Somerset, on succeeding to the baronetcy he moved to Eaton Hall, Cheshire . Grosvenor was returned as Tory Member of Parliament for Chester at
90-400: Was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1733 to 1755. He is an ancestor of the present Dukes of Westminster . Grosvenor was the youngest surviving son of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet and his wife Mary Davies, daughter of Alexander Davies of Ebury, Middlesex. He was educated at Eton College , and matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1712. In 1716, he
100-565: Was succeeded by his elder son, Richard , the 7th baronet, who was created Baron Grosvenor in 1761 and Earl Grosvenor in 1784. This biography of a baronet in the baronetage of England is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain (1707–1800) representing an English constituency is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 1741 British general election Sir Robert Walpole Whig The 1741 British general election returned members to serve in
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