Robert Windsor-Clive (MP)
Encyclopedia
The Hon. Robert Windsor-Clive (24 May 1824 – 4 August 1859) was a British Conservative Party
politician.
, younger son of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
, son of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
("Clive of India"). His mother was Lady Harriett, daughter of Otho Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth. In 1855 the barony of Windsor
was called out of abeyance
in favour of his mother, who became the thirteenth Baroness Windsor in her own right. His younger brother the Hon. George Windsor-Clive was also a politician.
at the 1852 general election
, a seat he held until his resignation in January 1854 to contest a vacancy in Shropshire South
. He was elected unopposed, and held the seat until his early death five years later.
, in 1852. They had one son and three daughters. He died in August 1859, aged 35. Lady Mary remained a widow until her death in July 1889. Their son Robert
succeeded his grandmother as Baron Windsor in 1869. In 1905 the earldom of Plymouth was revived in his favour.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Background
Windsor-Clive was the eldest son of the Hon. Robert CliveRobert Clive (1789–1854)
The Hon. Robert Henry Clive was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Clive was a younger son of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, son of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive . His mother was Lady Henrietta Antonia, daughter of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis...
, younger son of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis , known as the Lord Clive between 1774 and 1804, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
, son of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB , also known as Clive of India, was a British officer who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal. He is credited with securing India, and the wealth that followed, for the British crown...
("Clive of India"). His mother was Lady Harriett, daughter of Otho Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth. In 1855 the barony of Windsor
Baron Windsor
There have been several titles created in the name of Windsor.The first was that of Baron Windsor, in the Peerage of England, created by writ of summons in 1529 for Sir Andrew Windsor of Stanwell...
was called out of abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
in favour of his mother, who became the thirteenth Baroness Windsor in her own right. His younger brother the Hon. George Windsor-Clive was also a politician.
Political career
Windsor-Clive entered Parliament for LudlowLudlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Ludlow is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
at the 1852 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1852
The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising...
, a seat he held until his resignation in January 1854 to contest a vacancy in Shropshire South
South Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire....
. He was elected unopposed, and held the seat until his early death five years later.
Family
Windsor-Clive married Lady Mary Selina Louisa, daughter of George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of BradfordGeorge Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford
George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford was a British peer.The oldest son of the 1st Earl of Bradford and Lucy Elizabeth Byng, was educated at Harrow School, London, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1810...
, in 1852. They had one son and three daughters. He died in August 1859, aged 35. Lady Mary remained a widow until her death in July 1889. Their son Robert
Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
Robert George Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth GBE, CB, PC , known as The Lord Windsor between 1869 and 1905, was a British nobleman and Conservative politician.-Background:...
succeeded his grandmother as Baron Windsor in 1869. In 1905 the earldom of Plymouth was revived in his favour.