Sir Robert Cunliffe, 5th Baronet
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Sir Robert Alfred Cunliffe, 5th Baronet (17 January 1839 – 18 June 1905) was a British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1872 and 1885.
Cunliffe was the son of Robert Ellis Cunliffe (1807 - 1855), of the Bengal Civil Service. He was educated at Eton College and joined the Scots Fusilier Guards in 1857. In 1859, he succeeded his grandfather, General Sir Robert Henry Cunliffe, in the baronetcy.
He retired from the regular army in 1862 and became Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the Royal Denbigh Rifles Militia on 22 May 1872. He became the regiment's Honorary Colonel on 12 May 1886.[1] He was a JP and DL for Denbighshire and High Sheriff of Denbighshire in 1868.[2]
In 1872, Cunliffe was elected Member of Parliament for Flint Boroughs and held the seat until 1874.[3] At the 1880 general election Cunliffe was elected MP for Denbigh Boroughs. He held the seat until 1885.[4]
In 1892, he stood unsuccessfully for the Liberal Unionist Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Samuel Smith | 4,597 | 59.4 | n/a | |
| Liberal Unionist | Robert Cunliffe | 3,145 | 40.6 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,452 | 18.8 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 76.8 | n/a | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Cunliffe died in 1905 at the age of 66 and was buried at Wrexham Cemetery.[citation needed]
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