Sir Robert Austen, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Robert Austen, 3rd Baronet of Bexley, Kent (March 1664 - June 1706), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1699 to 1701.
Austen was the son of Sir John Austen, 2nd Baronet. He was educated at St Alban's School and Peterhouse, Cambridge
. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Austen
of Hall Place in Bexley, Kent
upon the death of his father in January 1699.
Austen was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Rye
on 23 January 1699 and held the seat until November 1701 when he did not stand. He subsequently stood unsuccessfully for Kent in 1705.
Austen died aged 42 and was buried at Bexley.
Austen married Elizabeth Stawell, daughter of George Stawell of Cothelstone Somerset. Their son Robert
succeeded to the baronetcy.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1699 to 1701.
Austen was the son of Sir John Austen, 2nd Baronet. He was educated at St Alban's School and Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely...
. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Austen
Austen Baronets
-Austen of Bexley, Kent :This Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 July 1660 for Robert Austen of Hall Place, Bexley, Kent, High Sheriff of Kent in 1660 and 1661.*Sir Robert Austen, 1st Baronet...
of Hall Place in Bexley, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
upon the death of his father in January 1699.
Austen was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Rye
Rye (UK Parliament constituency)
Rye was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Rye in East Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was halved under the Reform Act 1832....
on 23 January 1699 and held the seat until November 1701 when he did not stand. He subsequently stood unsuccessfully for Kent in 1705.
Austen died aged 42 and was buried at Bexley.
Austen married Elizabeth Stawell, daughter of George Stawell of Cothelstone Somerset. Their son Robert
Sir Robert Austen, 4th Baronet
Sir Robert Austen, 4th Baronet of Bexley, Kent , was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1728 and 1741....
succeeded to the baronetcy.