Robert Nicholas (MP)
Robert Nicholas (22 April 1758 - 27 December 1826) was the member of Parliament for Cricklade in England from 4 April 1785 to March 1790.[1]
He was Commissioner of Excise from 1790 to 1822 and chairman of the Board of Excise from 1802 to 1822.[1]
He married firstly Charlotte Frankland, daughter of Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Bt, by whom he had issue 5 sons and 6 daughters. His daughter Harriet Nicholas married another MP.
References[]
- ^ a b NICHOLAS, Robert (1758-1826), of Ashton Keynes, Wilts. The History of Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
Categories:
- Members of Parliament for Cricklade
- 1758 births
- 1826 deaths
- Commissioners of Excise
- English barristers
- Great Britain MP (1707–1800) for England stubs