Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington
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| In office 3 May 1783 – 12 February 1784 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl Temple |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Rutland |
Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington (3 January 1747 – 5 July 1786), was a British politician.
He was born the eldest son of Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He succeeded his father to the earldom in 1772, inheriting The Grange, Northington.
He was appointed a
He was elected a
On his death, unmarried and without a male heir, at the age of thirty-nine, his titles became extinct. His sisters (Lady Bridget Tollemache, Lady Jane Aston, Mary Dowager Countess Ligonier, and Lady Elizabeth Eden) inherited his estates.[4] They sold The Grange to the Drummond banking family.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- ^ "KNIGHTS OF THE THISTLE". www.leighrayment.com. 2018. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Art Gallery of South Australia :: Collection
- ^ "Parishes: Bradley Pages 202-205 A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1911". British History Online.
External links
- leighrayment.com[usurped]
- leighrayment.com[usurped]
- HENLEY, Robert, Lord Henley (1747-86). | History of Parliament Online
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