Sir Robert William Newman, 1st Baronet (18 August 1776 – 24 January 1848) [1] [2] was a British Whig politician. [3] He was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Bletchingley at a by-election in December 1812. [3]
He held that seat until the 1818 general election, when he was returned for Exeter, [4] and held the seat until the 1826 general election, which he did not contest. [4]
He was created a baronet of Stokeley and of Mamhead in the County of Devon in 1836. [5] He lived at Mamhead House, which he had built in the 1820s, employing Anthony Salvin as architect. [6] He died, aged 71, and was succeeded by Sir Robert Lydston Newman, 2nd Baronet, who was killed in action at the battle of Inkerman.[ citation needed]
Sir Robert William Newman, 1st Baronet (18 August 1776 – 24 January 1848) [1] [2] was a British Whig politician. [3] He was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Bletchingley at a by-election in December 1812. [3]
He held that seat until the 1818 general election, when he was returned for Exeter, [4] and held the seat until the 1826 general election, which he did not contest. [4]
He was created a baronet of Stokeley and of Mamhead in the County of Devon in 1836. [5] He lived at Mamhead House, which he had built in the 1820s, employing Anthony Salvin as architect. [6] He died, aged 71, and was succeeded by Sir Robert Lydston Newman, 2nd Baronet, who was killed in action at the battle of Inkerman.[ citation needed]