Sir Robert Fagg, 4th Baronet

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Sir Robert Fagg (or Fagge), 4th Baronet (1704–1740), of

House of Commons
from 1734 to 1740.

Wiston House with the church of St Mary

Fagg was baptized on 20 September 1704, the third but only surviving son of

Sir Robert Fagg, 3rd Baronet, of Wiston and his wife Christian Bishopp, daughter of Sir Cecil Bishopp, 4th Baronet, MP of Parham, Sussex. He married Sarah Ward, daughter of William Ward, MD of York in 1729.[1]

At the

MPs. Fagg voted with the Opposition against the Spanish convention in 1739, and for the place bill in 1740.[2]

Fagg succeeded his father in the baronetcy on 22 June 1736. He died without issue on 14 September 1740, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin William.[1] He left the family estates to his sister Elizabeth, who afterwards married Sir Charles Goring, 5th Baronet, son of Sir Henry Goring.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1903), Complete Baronetage volume 3 (1649-1664), vol. 3, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 7 May 2019
  2. ^ a b "FAGG, Robert (1704-40), of Wiston, nr. Steyning, Suss". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Member of Parliament for Steyning
1734–1740
With: Marquess of Carnarvon
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Wiston)
1736-1740
Succeeded by
William Fagge