John Robins (c. 1714 – 17 December 1754) was an English politician.

Life

Robins was the eldest son of William Robins,

Mayor of Stafford The town of Stafford, Staffordshire, England gained its mayoral charter from King James I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ir ...

and Catherine Abnett, daughter of William Abnett, also a mayor of Stafford. In 1752, he was involved in a scandal after impregnating Anne Northey and abandoning her. She swiftly married

Sir William Wolseley, 5th Baronet There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Wolseley family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Ireland. As of 2018, the Wolseley Baronetcy of Mount Wolseley is dormant. History The Wolseleys of Stafford ...

, but Robins then proposed, and persuaded the clergyman to 'prove' that their marriage had occurred earlier, and that her marriage to the baronet was invalid. After the court found against him, he fled to France and died. Anne remarried.

Career

Robins was a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

Stafford Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...

in 1747–1754.

References

1714 births 1754 deaths People from Stafford British MPs 1747–1754 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Stafford {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub