Sir Robert Bindlosse, 1st Baronet (1624 – 6 November 1688) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1646 and 1660. Bindlosse was the son of Sir Francis Bindlosse (died 1629) of

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, and was baptised on 8 May 1624. He succeeded his grandfather in 1630, inheriting

, Lancaster. He matriculated from

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, in 1640. He was created a

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, of Borwick Hall in the County of Lancaster, on 16 June 1641. William Pink ''The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258–1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members''
/ref> In 1646, Bindlosse was elected

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for Lancaster in the

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.History of Parliament Online – Bindloss, Sir Robert
/ref> He was probably secluded or chose not to sit after

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in 1648. He was

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in 1658. In 1660, Bindlosse was elected MP for

in the Convention Parliament. He was High Sheriff of Lancashire again in 1672 and 1673. He died at the age of 64 and was buried on 15 November 1688 at Warton. He had no male issue and the baronetcy became extinct. He was succeeded by his daughter Cecilia, who married William Standish of Standish, Wigan; the Borwick estate passed to her.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bindlosse, Robert 1624 births 1688 deaths High Sheriffs of Lancashire Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Lancashire Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1660 Mayors of Lancaster, Lancashire