Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley
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Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 1711–1713 | |
Preceded by | The Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer |
Succeeded by | Sir William Wyndham |
Personal details | |
Born | c 1676 |
Died | 9 April 1731 |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Occupation | politician |
Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley,
Life
Robert Benson was born in
In 1711, he was sworn of the
Benson founded the stately home of Bramham Park, near Wetherby. When he died in 1731 he was buried in Westminster Abbey and the title Baron Bingley became extinct, although it was later re-created for his son-in-law. He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of Heneage Finch, and had a son (who predeceased him) and two daughters (one illegitimate). It has often been suggested that Bingley was also the real father of the British soldier, dramatist and politician John Burgoyne, whose debts he cancelled in his will. What was left of his estate, including Bramham Park, went to his daughter Harriet who had married George Fox.[3]
Notes
- ^ "Benson, Robert (BN691R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Drake, Francis (1736). Eboracum: or, The history and antiquities of the city of York.
- ^ a b c "BENSON, Robert (1676–1731), of Red Hall, nr. Wakefield; Bramham Hall, Yorks.; and Queen Street, Westminster". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
References
- Courtney, William Prideaux (1885). Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 4. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In