Sir Robert Monckton-Arundell, 4th Viscount Galway PC (4 July 1752 – 23 July 1810), was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was a younger son of William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway and succeeded his elder brother Henry to the title in 1774. He was elected

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to represent

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from 1780 to 1783, made a

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in 1784 and knighted in 1786. He was MP for

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from 1783 to 1790 and again for Pontefract from 1796 to 1802. His career also included service as Comptroller of the Household (1784–87) during the reign of

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Marriages and children

He married twice:firstly Elizabeth, the daughter of Daniel Mathew of Felix Hall, Essex, with whom he had 5 sons and 4 daughters and secondly Mary Bridget, the daughter and heiress of Pemberton Milnes of Bawtry Hall, Yorkshire and the widow of P. A. Hay Drummond. He was succeeded by his son William Monckton-Arundell, 5th Viscount Galway.

References

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