Robert Blackwood (April 1752 – 31 January 1785), was an Anglo-Irish politician. Blackwood was the eldest son of

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, and Dorcas Stevenson, later Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye. He was returned to the Irish Parliament for

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in 1776, a seat he held until his death nine years later. He died in

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in January 1785, after a fall from his horse. He never married and his younger brother

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eventually succeeded their father in the baronetcy and their mother in the barony.

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1752 births 1785 deaths Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Heirs apparent who never acceded

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Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub