Robert Bristow (1688–1737)
Robert Bristow (18 October 1688 – 3 November 1737)[1] of Micheldever in Hampshire was an English politician.
His father Robert (1662–1706) and his brother John were both Members of Parliament.[2][3]
Bristow himself was a director of the Bank of England from 1713 to 1716 and 1718 to 1720 and a director of the East India Company from 1716 to 1717. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchelsea from 1708 to 1737, and was employed in the royal household as Clerk of the Green Cloth from 1720 until his death.[1]
He married Sarah, the daughter of Sir John Ward, MP. His son Robert (1712–1776) was also an MP.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "BRISTOW, Robert (1688-1737), of Micheldever, Hants". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ a b Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "BRISTOW, John (1701-68), of Mark Lane, London, and Quidenham, Norf". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Sedgwick, Romney R. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "BRISTOW, Robert (1712-76), of Micheldever, Hants". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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