Robert Bateman (MP)
Robert Bateman (1560 – 11 December 1644) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1626.
Biography
Bateman was the son of Richard Bateman of Hartington and his wife Ellen Topleyes, daughter of William Topleyes of Tissington Derbyshire. He was baptised at Hartington on 8 September 1561. He was an eminent merchant in the City of London and a member of the Worshipful Company of Skinners.[1][2]
In 1614, Bateman was elected
Bateman died at the age of 84, bequeathing lands in Essex, Dorset and Denbighshire.[2]
Bateman married Elizabeth Westrow daughter of John Westrow. They had four sons who were aldermen of the City of London and who suffered severe losses as a result of the Great Fire of London.[1] Anthony became Lord Mayor of London, and William was created a baronet.[5]
References
- ^ a b John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies Burke gives his name as Richard
- ^ a b c John Debrett, William Courthope, Debrett's Baronetage of England: with alphabetical lists of such baronetcies
- ^ 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601–1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III – 1912 (1908), pp. 47–75. Date accessed: 3 January 2012
- ^ 'Aldermen of the City of London: Cordwainer ward', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III – 1912 (1908), pp. 113–120. Date accessed: 15 July 2011
- ^ 'Notes on the aldermen, 1502–1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III – 1912 (1908), pp. 168–195. Date accessed: 15 July 2011