Robert Lucas, 3rd Baron Lucas (c.1649 – 31 January 1705) was an English nobleman and army officer. A supporter of

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during the

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, he was made Constable of the Tower of London by the House of Lords to supersede

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, an appointment subsequently confirmed by the King. He served in William's Flemish campaigns during the

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, becoming lieutenant-colonel of Jacob's Regiment of Foot. Upon the accession of Queen Anne, he was replaced as Constable of the Tower by the Earl of Abingdon and given the colonelcy of a new regiment of foot. He died on 31 January 1705; the barony of Lucas became extinct with him, while command of his regiment went to Lieutenant-Colonel Hans Hamilton. Richard Steele, then a

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in his regiment, left an epitaph in praise of his character.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Robert Lucas, 3rd Baron 1640s births 1705 deaths 34th Regiment of Foot officers Barons Lucas Lord-Lieutenants of the Tower Hamlets Somerset Light Infantry officers