Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet, DL, JP (7 August 1823 – May 1888) was an English landowner, magistrate and

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politician.

Biography

Early life

Robert Loder was born on 7 August 1823 in

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. His father was Giles Loder (1786–1871) of Wilsford near

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, and his mother, Elizabeth Higgbotham (unknown-1848), daughter of John Higgbotham, of Saint Petersburg. He was educated at

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Inheritance

He inherited a considerable fortune from his father and had extensive estates in

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and

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as well as in Russia and

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Career

He was a

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and Deputy Lieutenant for Sussex and a JP for Northamptonshire. In 1877, he served as the

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.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> At the 1880 general election, he was elected

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for New Shoreham. He held the seat until 1885. In 1887 Loder was created a Baronet, of Whittlebury in the County of Northampton, and of High Beeches in Slaugham in the County of Sussex.

Personal life

He married Maria Georgiana Busk (1826–1907), fourth daughter of

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(1772–1862), a Wales, Welsh poet. Sir Robert and Lady Loder had ten children: *

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(1849–1920). He married Marion Hubbard. They had had two children: ** Patience Marion Loder (1882–1963). She married Walter William Otter (1879-1940). ** Robert Egerton Loder (1887–1917). He married Muriel Rolls Hoare (1879–1955). They had one son: ***

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(1914–1999). He married Marie Violet Pamela Symons-Jeune (unknown-2005). They had two sons: **** Sir Edmund Jeune Loder, 4th Baronet (born 1941). **** Robert Reginald Loder (born 1943). * Wilfrid Hans Loder (1851–1902). * Etheldreda Mary Loder (1853–1921). She married Sir Charles Raymond Burrell, 6th Baronet on 22 July 1872 * Lt.-Col. Alfred Basil Loder (1855–1905). * Clare Robert Loder (1857–1857). * Adela Maria Loder (1859–1915). *

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(1861–1936). He married Lady Louise de Vere Beauclerk, eldest daughter of

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, in 1890. * Reginald Bernhard Loder (1864–1931). * Sydney Loder (1867–1944). * Major Eustace Loder(1867–1914). Sir Robert and Lady Loder had a number of homes, including

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where Sir Robert died in May 1888, at the age of sixty-four, and was buried in the churchyard of

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, where he had restored the church.

Family inter-marriage

On 2 March 1905, "The Dowager Lady Loder" was a guest at the wedding of her granddaughter, Miss Mary Emma Burrell, daughter of the Sir Charles Raymond Burrell, 6th Baronet to Alan Cecil Lupton, a grandson of Lady Loder's first cousin, Anna Jane Lupton (née Busk, 1813–1888). Mr and Mrs Alan Cecil Lupton were third cousins, both being descended from

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, Sir Robert Loder's grandfather-in-law. Lady Loder died 15 November 1907.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Loder, Robert 1823 births 1888 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Deputy Lieutenants of Sussex High Sheriffs of Sussex Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom