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'''The Hon.''' '''Robert Byng''' (1703–1740) was a British Navy official and Whig politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from 1728 to 1739. He served as Governor of Barbados for a short time before he died there. |
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'''Robert Byng''' (1703–1740) was the fourth son of [[George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington]] by his wife Margaret Master. On 19 December 1734 he married Elizabeth, daughter of [[Jonathan Forward]] and by her had issue, including an eldest son, George, born 1735. This George, later of [[Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire|Wrotham Park]], was the father of [[John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford]]. Robert Byng served as Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Plymouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Plymouth]] from 1728 to 1739 and as [[Governor of Barbados]] from May 1739.<ref>{{HistoryofParliament |1715 |last=Matthews|first=Shirley|title=Byng, Hon. Robert|url=}}</ref> |
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Byng was baptised on 27 November 1703, the third son of [[George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington]] and his wife Margaret Master. He married Elizabeth Forward, daughter of [[Jonathan Forward]], contractor of transports, on 19 December 1734.<ref name=HOP>{{HistoryofParliament |1715 |last=Matthews|first=Shirley|title=Byng, Hon. Robert|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/byng-hon-robert-1703-40}}</ref> |
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Byng became cashier of the navy in 1726 and was elected [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Plymouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Plymouth]] on the Admiralty interest at a by-election on 1 March 1728. He voted with the Government in all recorded divisions. In 1732 he was promoted to Commissioner of the Navy and held the post until 1739. He was returned unopposed for Plymouth at the [[1734 British general election]]. He spoke against a place bill on 22 April 1735. In May 1739, he was appointed [[List of governors of Barbados|Governor of Barbados]] and resigned his seat in Parliament.<ref name=HOP/> |
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Byng died in Barbados on 6 October 1740<ref>{{cite book|title=A Letter from a Gentleman at Barbados...|year=1740|page=3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=19VlAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA23}}</ref> and was buried there on the 7th. He left three sons and his eldest son, [[George Byng (1735–1789)|George Byng]] later of [[Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire|Wrotham Park]], was the father of [[John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford]]. Byng was the brother of Admiral [[John Byng]] and [[Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington]].<ref name=HOP/> |
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| NAME = Byng, Robert |
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 13 July 2024
The Hon. Robert Byng (1703–1740) was a British Navy official and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1728 to 1739. He served as Governor of Barbados for a short time before he died there.
Byng was baptised on 27 November 1703, the third son of George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington and his wife Margaret Master. He married Elizabeth Forward, daughter of Jonathan Forward, contractor of transports, on 19 December 1734.[1]
Byng became cashier of the navy in 1726 and was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth on the Admiralty interest at a by-election on 1 March 1728. He voted with the Government in all recorded divisions. In 1732 he was promoted to Commissioner of the Navy and held the post until 1739. He was returned unopposed for Plymouth at the 1734 British general election. He spoke against a place bill on 22 April 1735. In May 1739, he was appointed Governor of Barbados and resigned his seat in Parliament.[1]
Byng died in Barbados on 6 October 1740[2] and was buried there on the 7th. He left three sons and his eldest son, George Byng later of Wrotham Park, was the father of John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford. Byng was the brother of Admiral John Byng and Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Matthews, Shirley (1970). "Byng, Hon. Robert". In Sedgwick, Romney (ed.). The House of Commons 1715–1754. The History of Parliament Trust.
- ^ A Letter from a Gentleman at Barbados... 1740. p. 3.
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