Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville
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Westminster, Middlesex, Great Britain
The Earl Granville | |
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| Other titles | 3rd Baron Carteret |
| Born | 21 September 1721 Westminster, Middlesex, Great Britain |
| Died | 13 February 1776 (aged 54) |
| Offices | Member of Parliament for Yarmouth Bailiff of Jersey |
| Noble family | De Carteret family |
| Father | John Carteret, 1st Earl Granville |
| Mother | Frances Worsley |
Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville, 3rd Baron Carteret (21 September 1721 – 13 February 1776) was an English nobleman and politician who was Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (1744–1747) and hereditary Bailiff of Jersey from (1763–1776).[1]
Robert Carteret, born in 1721 and was the son of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, who was the Lord President of the Council and Frances Worsley, daughter of Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Baronet.[2]
He was educated at Westminster School (1731–1738) and St John's College (1738).[3]
Parliament
Carteret in April 1744 tried to become the candidate for Cornwall, but was unsuccessful. He instead would run to be the Member of Parliament for Yarmouth during a by-election in 1744, he would not run for re-election after his term.[1]
Marriage
He married a French woman named Elizabeth (died 1766); however, they did not have any issue.[4]