Sir Robert Furnese, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Robert Furnese, 2nd Baronet (1 August 1687-7 March 1733) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1708 to 1733.
Furnese was the son of Sir Henry Furnese, 1st Baronet, of Gunnersbury House, and his first wife Anne Brough, daughter of Robert Brough.
In 1708 Furnese was elected MP for Truro and held the seat until 1710. In 1710 he was elected MP for New Romney
and held the seat until 1727. He inherited the baronetcy
on the death of his father in 1712. In 1727 he was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Kent
and held the seat until his death aged 45 in 1733.
Furnese lived at Waldershare
, Kent.
Furnese was married three times. His first wife was Anne Ealam, daughter of Anthony Ealam, by whom he had a daughter Anne, who married the hon. John St. John. His second wife was the hon. Arabella Watson, daughter of Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham
, by whom he had Henry who succeeded to his title and estates. Thirdly, he married Lady Anne Shirley, daughter of Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers
, by whom he left an only surviving daughter Selina who married Edward Dering
.
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
from 1708 to 1733.
Furnese was the son of Sir Henry Furnese, 1st Baronet, of Gunnersbury House, and his first wife Anne Brough, daughter of Robert Brough.
In 1708 Furnese was elected MP for Truro and held the seat until 1710. In 1710 he was elected MP for New Romney
New Romney (UK Parliament constituency)
New Romney was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1371 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act....
and held the seat until 1727. He inherited the baronetcy
Furnese Baronets
The Furnese Baronetcy, of Waldershare in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 27 June 1707 for Henry Furnese, a financier and Member of Parliament for Bramber and Sandwich. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Truro, New Romney and Kent...
on the death of his father in 1712. In 1727 he 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 Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
and held the seat until his death aged 45 in 1733.
Furnese lived at Waldershare
Waldershare
Waldershare is a village near Dover in Kent, England....
, Kent.
Furnese was married three times. His first wife was Anne Ealam, daughter of Anthony Ealam, by whom he had a daughter Anne, who married the hon. John St. John. His second wife was the hon. Arabella Watson, daughter of Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham
Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham
Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham was an English peer and politician.Rockingham was the eldest son of Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham and his wife, the former Lady Anne Wentworth, daughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford. In 1677, he married Lady Catherine Sondes, a daughter of...
, by whom he had Henry who succeeded to his title and estates. Thirdly, he married Lady Anne Shirley, daughter of Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers
Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers
Sir Robert Shirley, 7th Baronet, of Staunton Harold, 13th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, created 1st Earl Ferrers was an English peer and courtier....
, by whom he left an only surviving daughter Selina who married Edward Dering
Sir Edward Dering, 6th Baronet
Sir Edward Dering, 6th Baronet , was the British Member of Parliament for New Romney.He was the son of Sir Edward Dering, 5th Baronet and Elizabeth Henshaw....
.