Morris Robinson, 3rd Baron Rokeby
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Succeeded byFrancis Burdett
Sir John Scott
Sir John Scott
The Lord Rokeby | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge | |
| In office 1790–1796 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Sutton, Bt The Viscount Palmerston |
| Succeeded by | Francis Burdett Sir John Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Morris Robinson 14 July 1757 |
| Died | 10 May 1829 (aged 71) |
| Relations | Matthew Robinson, 2nd Baron Rokeby (uncle) Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby (brother) |
| Parent(s) | Morris Robinson Jane Greenland |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Morris Robinson, 3rd Baron Rokeby (14 July 1757 – 10 May 1829), was a British politician.
Robinson was born on 14 July 1757 and was baptised in the parish of St Andrew Holborn. He was the eldest son of Jane (née Greenland) Robinson and Morris Robinson, an attorney of the Six Clerks Office in Chancery of London.[1][2] His paternal aunt was the reformer Elizabeth Robinson Montagu (who married Edward Montagu, grandson of the Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich). His maternal grandfather was John Greenland, of Lovelace, Kent.[3]
He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge from 1775 to 1777 and also entered Lincoln's Inn to study law in 1775.[3]
