Robert Spankie
Robert Spankie (17 April 1774 – 2 November 1842) was a Scottish-born journalist, barrister and politician who spent most of his career and life in England and India.[1]
Born in
He resumed his legal practice from his home in Russell Square, London, and became a serjeant-at-law in 1824 and a king's serjeant in 1832.[1]
At the 1832 general election Spankie was elected as one of two members of parliament for the new London constituency of Finsbury, enfranchised under the Reform Act 1832.[4] Elected as Liberal, in parliament he took a distinctly Conservative line, leading to his defeat at the next election in 1835.[5] He subsequently stood as a Conservative candidate at Bury in 1837 without success.[1][6]
He continued his legal practice, becoming standing counsel for the East India Company. He died at his London home in 1842 aged 68.[1][7]
References
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. 10 July 1817. p. 3.
- ^ "The Late Mr. Serjeant Spankie". 5 November 1842. p. 5.
- ^ "The General Election". The Times. 13 December 1832. p. 5.
- ^ "The General Election". The Times. 10 January 1835. p. 3.
- ^ "The General Election". The Times. 27 July 1837. p. 3.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 3 November 1842. p. 7.