Robert Hort (c.1708–1773) was an

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, most notably

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from 1751 until 1762. He was the son of John Hort of

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, and in 1725 at age 16 matriculated at

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. He graduated B.A. in 1729. He continued his education at

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. He was the incumbent at

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. In 1762 he became a

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, and died in post in 1773."An Enlightenment Statesman in Whig Britain: Lord Shelburne in Context, 1737-1805" Aston, A; Orr, C.C p84: Woodbridge, Boydell, 2011

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Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 18th-century Irish Anglican priests Archdeacons of Ardagh 1773 deaths Clergy from Wiltshire Year of birth uncertain {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub