Robert Westley Hall-Dare
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Robert Westley Hall-Dare | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for South Essex | |
| In office 1832–1836 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | George Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1789 Demerara, The Guianas |
| Died | 20 May 1836 (aged 47) London, United Kingdom |
| Party | Conservative |
| Profession | Politician |
Robert Westley Hall-Dare (3 March 1789 – 20 May 1836) was a British Conservative politician who was Member of Parliament for South Essex from 1832, as a Tory, until his death in 1836. He was succeeded by George Palmer.
He was born Robert Westley Hall in Demerara in modern-day Guyana on 3 March 1789 to parents Robert Westley Hall and Maria Elizabeth De Codin. His parents owned the 'Maria's Pleasure' sugar plantation on Wakenaam Island in the Essequibo River,[1] which passed to Robert on his father's death. Hall was educated at Harrow from 1802 to 1809.[2] He was a Captain in the 23rd Welsh Fusiliers, serving in the West Indies and the Peninsular War.[2]
He married Elizabeth Grafton on 8 November 1815. He changed his name by Royal sign-manual to Robert Westley Hall-Dare on 25 April 1823, taking the name Dare from his wife, daughter and heiress of Marmaduke Grafton Dare.[2]
One of his granddaughters was Mabel Virginia Anna Hall-Dare (Mabel Bent), who in 1877 married the explorer James Theodore Bent.
