Robert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of Roden (22 November 1846 – 10 January 1880), styled The Honourable Robert Jocelyn until 1854 and Viscount Jocelyn from 1854 to 1870, was an

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politician. Roden was the eldest son of

Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn (20 February 1816 – 12 August 1854), was a British soldier and Conservative politician. Background Born at Carlton Gardens, London, Jocelyn was the eldest son and heir apparent of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of R ...

, eldest son of

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. His mother was Lady Frances Elizabeth Clavering-Cowper, daughter of Peter Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper. He was educated at

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and

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, graduating B.A. in 1868. He gained the

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of Viscount Jocelyn on his father's death in 1854. By 1876, as reported in his Vanity Fair Caricature text he had already retired from the Life Guards. Jocelyn succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1870. In 1874 he was appointed a

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(government whip in the

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) in the second Conservative administration of

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, a post he held until 1880. Lord Roden died in office in January 1880, aged only 33. He was unmarried and was succeeded in the earldom by his uncle, the Honourable

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Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

External links

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Vanity fair caricature of Lord Roden at the National Portrait Gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roden, Robert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of 1846 births 1880 deaths People educated at Eton College Earls of Roden