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Family and Education
b. 1606, 1st s. of Richard Robartes†, Bar. Robartes and Frances, da. of John Hender of Boscastle, Cornw. educ. Exeter Coll. Oxf. 1625. m. (1) Apr. 1630 Lucy (d. c.1647), da. of Robert Rich†, 2nd earl of Warwick, 3s. (2 d.v.p.); (2) c.1647 Letitia Isabella (d. ?1714), da. of Sir John Smith (Smythe) of Bidborough, Kent, 4s. (at least 1 d.v.p.), 5da. d. 17 July 1685; will 10 Sept. 1684, pr. 30 July 1685. TNA, PROB 11/381.
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PC 1 June 1660–d., Add. 15750, f. 59. ld. pres. 1679–84; HMC Ormonde, v. 231; London Gazette, 23 Oct. 1679. commr., treasury June – Sept. 1660, plantations 1660 – 70, trade 1660 – 72, office of earl marshal 1662–72; TNA, C 231/7, p. 172. ld. dep. [I] June 1660-May 1661; HMC 5th Rep. 155; Pepys Diary, i. 227–9; CSP Dom. 1660–1, pp. 200–1. ld. privy seal 1661–73; CSP Dom. 1661–2, p. 26; HMC Finch, i. 133; C 231/7, p. 114. ld lt. [I] May 1669-Feb. 1670. CSP Dom. Addenda 1660–85, pp. 286–8; C 231/7, p. 344.

Ld lt., Cornw. 1642, Devon 1644; custos rot. Cornw. 1642, 1660 – d.; gov., Plymouth 1644 – 45; recorder, Lostwithiel 1646–61; HP Commons, 1660–90, i. 170. freeman, Saltash 1683, Cornw. RO, CY/7236. Liskeard 1685. CSP Dom. 1685, p. 66.

Speaker, House of Lords 1663, 1665 – 67, 1668 – 69, 1680. Bodl. Carte 72, f. 139; C231/7, p. 251.

Col., regt. of ft. (Parl.) 1642; field marshal (Parl.) 1644; capt., duke of Ormond’s regt. of ft. 1661. Kingdome’s Intelligencer, 27 May 1661.

Gov., Charterhouse 1645, 1660; Davies, Charterhouse in London, App. D. FRS 1666.

Parlimentarian
ROBARTES, John (1606-85)
Associated with: Lanhydrock House, Cornw.;Journal of the R. Institution of Cornw. (2005), 35-8.; Chelsea, Mdx.Pepys Diary, ii. 187; Survey of London, iv. 13.;
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Likenesses

oil on canvas by Edward Bower?, c.1634, National Trust, Lanhydrock House; oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, c.1683, National Trust, Lanhydrock House.

Author
Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
Will
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Oxford 1644
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