Sir Robert Lawley, 5th Baronet
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Sir Robert Lawley, 5th Baronet (22 March 1736 – 11 March 1793) was an English landowner and politician.
The family seat was Canwell Hall, Canwell, Staffordshire a thirty nine roomed mansion house built by Sir Francis, 2nd Baronet. He rebuilt the house in grand Georgian style to a design by architect James Wyatt.
He married Jane Thompson (1743 – 9 November 1816), sister of Beilby Thompson, of Escrick, Yorkshire on 11 August 1764. They had eight children baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield including:[1]
- Jane Lawley (c. 1767–1852), married on 21 August 1793 Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton
- Robert Lawley, 1st Baron Wenlock (1768–1834)
- Anne Lawley (d. 1790)
- Sir Francis Lawley, 7th Baronet (c. 1782–1851)
- Paul Beilby Lawley (1784–1852)
In 1780, he was returned as Member of Parliament for Warwickshire, which seat he retained until his death in 1793.
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[edit] References
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1874). Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas George Skipwith Sir Charles Holte, Bt |
Member for Warwickshire with Sir George Shuckburgh, Bt 1780–1793 |
Succeeded by Sir George Shuckburgh, Bt Sir John Mordaunt, Bt |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Robert Lawley |
Baronet (of Spoonhill) 1779–1793 |
Succeeded by Robert Lawley |
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