Robert Clifford (died 1423), was an English politician.

Life

Clifford was the son of Sir John Clifford of

Ellingham, Northumberland Ellingham is a civil parish in Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian' ...

and the brother of

Richard Clifford Richard Clifford (died 1421) was a Bishop of London who had previously been Bishop of Worcester, Bishop-elect of Bath and Wells, and Lord Privy Seal. Clifford's brother was the politician Robert Clifford, who was member of parliament (MP) fir ...

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and

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. His first wife was a widow, Jacqueline (or Jacoba) Emelden, the coheiress of the MP Richard Emelden. She died in 1391. Little is recorded about his second wife, Joan.

Career

Clifford was

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

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

May 1382 and October 1382 and for

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

1401, 1406 and November 1414. He was appointed

High Sheriff of Northumberland This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries ...

for 1383 and

High Sheriff of Kent The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown (prior to 1974 the office previously known as sheriff)."Sheriffs appointed for a county or Greater London shall be known as high sheriffs, and any reference in any enactment or instrum ...

for 1400 and 1415 (representing Kent as MP at the same time).

Death

Clifford died in 1423, and was buried in the nave of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clifford, Robert People from Northumberland People from Kent High Sheriffs of Kent High Sheriffs of Northumberland 14th-century births Year of birth missing 1423 deaths English MPs May 1382 English MPs October 1382 English MPs 1401 English MPs 1406 English MPs November 1414 14th-century English politicians 15th-century English politicians