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Robert Pemberton Milnes

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Robert Pemberton Milnes
Born28 May 1784
Died9 November 1858 (aged 74)
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Landowner, politician
SpouseHenrietta Monckton-Arundell
ChildrenRichard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
Parent(s)Richard Slater Milnes
Rachel Busk
RelativesRobert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway (father-in-law)

Robert Pemberton Milnes (28 May 1784 – 9 November 1858), was a British landowner and politician.

Early life

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Robert Pemberton Milnes was born on 28 May 1784. He was the eldest son of Richard Slater Milnes, of Fryston Hall, Yorkshire by Rachael, daughter of Hans Busk whose brother was Sir Wadsworth Busk

He was educated at Hackney and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He inherited Fryston Hall, Castleford on the death of his father in 1804. He also inherited Bawtry House near Doncaster, Yorkshire on the death of Bridget, the daughter of Pemberton Milnes, who had built the house in 1795.

Career

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Milnes sat as Member of Parliament for Pontefract between 1806 and 1818.[2]

Personal life and death

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Milnes had married the Honourable Henrietta Maria, daughter of Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway, in 1808. Their son Richard became a prominent literary figure and was created Baron Houghton in 1863. Henrietta Mary died in May 1847. Milnes remained a widower until his death in November 1858, aged 74.

References

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  1. ^ "MILNES, Robert Pemberton (1784-1858), of Fryston Hall, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Pontefract
1806–1818
With: John Smyth 1806–1807
Viscount Pollington 1807–1812, 1812–1818
Henry Lascelles 1812
Succeeded by