Robert Nicholas (MP for Cricklade)

Robert Nicholas (22 April 1758 – 27 December 1826) was an English politician.

Robert Nicholas
Member of Parliament
for Cricklade
In office
4 April 1785 – March 1790
Serving with John Walker-Heneage
Preceded byRobert Adamson
Succeeded byThomas Estcourt
Personal details
Born(1758-04-22)22 April 1758
Died27 December 1826(1826-12-27) (aged 68)
Political partyTory
Spouse(s)
Charlotte Frankland
(m. 1778)

Anne Clarke
(m. 1805)
Children17, including William
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford

Life and career

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Robert Nicholas was born on 22 April 1758. He was the member of Parliament for Cricklade in Wiltshire 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 died on 27 December 1826, aged 68.

Personal life

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He married firstly Charlotte Frankland, daughter of Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet, by whom he had issue 5 sons and 6 daughters. His daughter Harriet Nicholas married another MP. His son William was an officer in the Royal Engineers.

References

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  1. ^ a b NICHOLAS, Robert (1758-1826), of Ashton Keynes, Wilts. The History of Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cricklade
1785–1790
Served alongside: John Walker-Heneage
Succeeded by