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John Robinson MP

Profile & Legacies Summary

1727 - 1802

Biography

MP for Westmorland and then Harwich, who gained 'a substantial portion' through his marriage to Mary, according to the ODNB and the History of Parliament the daughter of 'Nathaniel Crowe' 'a West India planter' of Barbados, but according to Notes & Queries in 1920 in fact the daughter of Nathan Crow's brother James, a conclusion that LBS supports.


Sources

Cannon, John. "Robinson, John (1727–1802), politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 11 Apr. 2020. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-23852; https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/robinson-john-1727-1802; Note & Queries Series 12 Vol. VII 31/07/1920 p. 93.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Mary Crowe

Legacies Summary

Political (1)

MP
 
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Westmorland Westmorland
1764 - 1774
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Harwich Essex
1774 - 1802

Relationships (3)

John Robinson MP
Son-in-law → Father-in-law
James Crow
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John Robinson married Mary Crow in London in 1759. LBS has concluded she was the daughter of James Crow (who died c....
John Robinson MP
Brother-in-laws
David Crow
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John Robinson MP
Other relatives
Richard Smith of Islington
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John Robinson was married to Mary Crow[e], Richard Smith's step-daughter and reportedly the daughter of 'Nathaniel Crowe'. However it appears that she was the daughter of James Crow, the brother of...