MONCKTON, Hon. Robert (1726-82).

Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
Available from Boydell and Brewer

Constituency

Dates

26 Nov. 1751 - 1754
24 Mar. - 30 Sept. 1774
10 Aug. 1778 - 21 May 1782

Family and Education

b. 24. June 1726, 2nd surv. s. of John, 1st Visct. Galway [I], and bro. of William, 2nd Visct. [I]. educ.Westminster 1737. unm., 3s. 1da. illegit.

Offices Held

Ensign 3 Ft. Gds. 1741; capt. 34 Ft. 1744, maj. 1747; lt.-col. 47 Ft. 1751; col. 1757; col. commandant 60 Ft. 1757-9; col. 17 Ft. 1759-d.; maj.-gen. 1761; lt.-gen. 1770.

Lt.-gov. Nova Scotia 1755-61; gov. New York 1761-5, Berwick-on-Tweed 1765-78, Portsmouth 1778-d.

Biography

Monckton was returned on his father’s death for the family borough of Pontefract as a stop-gap. He died 21 May 1782.

Ref Volumes: 1715-1754

Author: Romney R. Sedgwick

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