Sir Robert Salusbury, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Salusbury, 1st Baronet (10 September 1756 – 17 November 1817) was a British Member of Parliament.
He was the eldest son of Robert Salusbury of Cotton Hall, Denbighshire and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (1775) before studying law from 1776 at Lincoln's Inn, where he was called to the bar in 1785.[1]
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouthshire from 1792 to 1796 and for Brecon from 1796 to 1812. He was made a baronet on 4 May 1795 and was High Sheriff of Monmouthshire for 1786–87.[1]
In 1816 he was jailed in the King's Bench Prison for bankruptcy and died at Canterbury in 1817. In 1780 he had married Catherine, daughter and eventual heiress of Charles Van of Llanwern. They had three sons and two daughters.
References
- "SALUSBURY, Robert (1756-1817), of Llanwern, Mon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Rooke John Morgan |
Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire 1792 – 1796 With: James Rooke |
Succeeded by James Rooke Charles Gould Morgan |
| Preceded by Charles Gould Morgan |
Member of Parliament for Brecon 1796 – 1800 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Brecon 1801 – 1812 |
Succeeded by George Gould Morgan |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Llanwern) 1795 – 1817 |
Succeeded by Thomas Robert Salusbury |
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