Robert Biddulph (MP)

Robert Biddulph DL JP (3 March 1801 – 28 February 1864) was a British Whig Member of Parliament.

Family[]

Biddulph was the son of John Biddulph, of Ledbury, Herefordshire, and his wife Augusta (née Roberts). He married Elizabeth, daughter of George Palmer, of Nazeing Park, Essex, in 1830.

• Their elder son, Michael, was a banker and politician and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Biddulph in 1903.
• Second son, Sir Robert, became a General in the Army.
• Third son, Colonel John Biddulph, served in India and published several works.
• Fifth and youngest son, George Tournay Biddulph (25 May 1844 – 1929), also worked for the family banking firm; Cocks Biddulph & Co. and between 1867 and 1907 was treasurer to the House of Charity, Soho, and organiser and then treasurer of Church House, Westminster.

On 3 October 1883 George married his second cousin, Lady Sarah Wilfreda Palmer, daughter of Earl Selbourne and they lived at Douglas House, Petersham.^[1][2]

Career[]

Robert Biddulph sat as Member of Parliament for Hereford between 1832 and 1837 and also served as a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire.

Later life[]

Robert Biddulph died in February 1864, aged 62. His wife survived him by 35 years died in January 1899.

References[]

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 150. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

External links[]

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Biddulph