Robert Stickney Blaine
Sir Robert Stickney Blaine (30 January 1816 – 15 December 1897) was a leading Conservative politician in the English City of Bath, who was mainly involved in local politics, but sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1886.
He was the son of Benjamin Blaine of
In 1885 he was elected as one Bath's two members of parliament. However, he found the duties of the office burdensome, and took the opportunity to retire from the House of Commons when a further election was held in 1886, returning to local politics.[1]
He was married twice. In 1869 he married Constance Moger of Bath.
In his later years he suffered from ill health, and travelled to Cannes in the south of France on medical advice. He died in Dover while returning from the Continent in January 1897, aged 81.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary". The Times. 17 December 1897. p. 12.
- ^ a b c d "Biographies of Candidates". The Times. 24 November 1885. p. 4.
- ^ Fox Davies, A. C. (1899). Armorial Families: A Directory of Coat-Armour. London: T.C, & E. C. Jack.
- ^ Chatto and Windus. 1899.
- ^ "Birthday Honours". The Times. 21 May 1890. p. 9.
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