Robert Hildyard (MP)

Robert Charles Hildyard (1800 – 7 December 1857)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Robert Charles Hildyard
Member of Parliament
for Whitehaven
In office
28 August 1847  7 December 1857
Preceded byMatthias Attwood
Succeeded byGeorge Lyall
Personal details
Born1800
Died (aged 57)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Parent(s)Son of Reverend William Hildyard (Hildyards of Winestead), older brother of Henry Hildyard, father of Lucy Harriette Robinson (nee Hildyard) - have portrait.

Hildyard was first elected Conservative MP for Whitehaven at the 1847 general election and held the seat until his death in 1857.[2]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.


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