SUTTON, Robert (1662-1723) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 6 Jan. 1662, o. surv. s. Robert Sutton, Bar. Lexinton, and Mary St Leger (d.1669). educ. travelled abroad (Italy) ?1677-8. Add. 75365, H. Savile to Halifax, 9 Jan. 12 Apr. 1678. m. Sept. 1691 (with £30,000), Margaret (d.1703), da. and heir of Sir Giles Hungerford^‡ of Coulston, Wilts., 1s. d. v.p. 2da. (1 v.p.). 19 Sept. 1723; will 31 Jan. 1723, pr. 20 Nov. 1723. Borthwick; Notts. Archives, DD/T/17/21.

Offices Held

Commr., appeal for prizes 1695, trade and plantations 1699 – 1702; gent. of horse to Prince George, of Denmark 1690–3; Luttrell, Brief Relation, ii. 51, iii. 37. gent. of the bedchamber 1693 – 1702; PC 1692-Sept. 1714. TNA, PC 2/74; Luttrell, ii. 390.

Capt. tp. of horse, 1685 – 86, col. regt. of horse 1694; envoy extraordinary, Prussia 1689, Spain 1690 (did not go), Denmark 1693, Vienna 1694 – 97; plenip. treaty of Ryswick 1697; amb. extraordinary, Germany 1698, Madrid 1712 – 13.

Recorder, Newark 1686 – 93; dep. lt., Notts. 1692–?; CSP Dom. 1691–2, p. 276. custos rot. liberties of Southwell and Scrooby 1689. TNA, C231/8, f. 225.

Parlimentarian

SUTTON, Robert (1662-1723)

Associated with: Averham (Aram), Notts.; Kelham, Notts.; St James’ St., Westminster and Cranbourne Chase, Berks.Morrice, Entring Bk. iii. 160.;

Likenesses

Tomb effigy by W. Palmer, 1726, in St Wilfrid’s, Kelham, Notts.

Author

Eagles, Robin

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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