Captain John Robert Jenkinson (1734? – 1 May 1805) was a British Army officer, courtier and Member of Parliament.Sir Lewis Namier
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: the House of Commons 1754-1790'' (1964). He was born the third son of Colonel Charles Jenkinson and was the younger brother of

Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, PC (26 April 172917 December 1808), known as Lord Hawkesbury between 1786 and 1796, was a British statesman. He was the father of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. Early years, f ...

. He was educated at the

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. As a courtier he was a

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to King George II from 1748 to 1752, a gentleman usher to the Queen from 1761 to his death, the second (or Ulster) secretary to the Lord Lieutenant in Ireland for 1773–75 and joint secretary to the Lord Lieutenant in England in 1775. As a soldier he was a Cornet in the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards in 1752 and a captain in 1762. He then transferred as a captain to the 12th Dragoons in 1765 before retiring in 1773. He sat as Member of Parliament for

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between 1768 and 1780. He died in Winchester in 1805. He had married, in 1778, Frances, the daughter of Rear-Admiral John Barker, and had four sons and a daughter. One son was

Sir Charles Jenkinson, 10th Baronet Sir Charles Jenkinson, 10th Baronet (23 February 1779 – 6 March 1855), known as Charles Jenkinson until 1851, was a British politician. Background Jenkinson was the son of Colonel John Jenkinson, Joint Secretary for Ireland, and great-gran ...

, a second son was John Jenkinson, Bishop of St David's. Their daughter Frances married Sir William Boothby, 8th Baronet.

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