Robert Shafto (1690–1729)
Robert Shafto (2 December 1690 – December 1729), of
Shafto was the eldest son of Mark Shafto of Whitworth and his wife Margaret Ingleby, daughter of Sir John Ingleby, 2nd Baronet of Ripley, Yorkshire. He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford in 1708.[1]
Shafto was returned as
Shafto succeeded his father in 1723 and married Dorothy Dawnay, daughter of Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe on 17 October 1723. He became a Freeman of Durham in 1726.[2]
At the 1727 British general election, Shafto was returned unopposed as Tory MP for the City of Durham again.[3]
Shafto died without issue in December 1729 and was succeeded by his brother John.
Sources
- ^ Foster, Joseph. "Scadden-Sheyne in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp.1322-1350". British History Online. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "SHAFTO, Robert (1690-1729), of Whitworth, nr. Durham". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "SHAFTO, Robert (?1690-1729), of Whitworth, nr. Durham". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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