Robert Dennett Rodney, 6th Baron Rodney (21 May 1820 – 19 August 1864) was a British soldier, landowner, and peer, a member of the

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from 1846 until his death. Rodney was the son of Captain Robert Rodney and his wife Anne Dennett. On 23 November 1838 he purchased a commission as ensign and lieutenant in the

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. He retired from the Army on 23 February 1844. On 15 May 1846 he succeeded an uncle, Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney, as Baron Rodney and as a

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, inheriting a seat in the Lords and a landed estate. In July 1848, Rodney was appointed a deputy lieutenant of

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

. On 3 August 1850, Rodney married Sarah Singleton, daughter of John Singleton, and they had three children: *Patience Annie Rodney (died 1918) * George Bridges Harley Dennett Rodney, later 7th Baron (1857–1909) *Robert William Henry Rodney (1858–1933) In May 1860, he was commissioned captain of the 6th Herefordshire (

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) Company of Rifle Volunteers. He served for less than a year, resigning on 3 April 1861. Rodney died on 19 August 1864 aged 44, and was succeeded in his peerage and estates by his seven-year-old eldest son.''

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'', volume 3 (2003), page 3380

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodney, Robert Dennett, 6th Baron 1820 births 1864 deaths Robert Dennett Deputy lieutenants of Herefordshire Scots Guards officers Volunteer Force officers