Robert Taylor (c. 1682–1723) was an Irish Member of Parliament.

Biography

The son of Robert Taylor of Ballynort and brother of Berkeley Taylor, he sat in the

Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800. The upper house was the Irish House of Lords, House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, ...

for

Askeaton Askeaton (, Waterfall of Géitine, also historically spelt Askettin) is a town in County Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is built on the banks of the River Deel which flows into the Shannon Estuary 3 km to the north. Aske ...

from 1703 to 1714 and for

Tralee Tralee ( ; , ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the River Lee') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in ...

from 1715 to his death, when he was succeeded by William Sprigge. In 1706 he was High Sheriff of County Limerick.E. M. Johnston-Liik, ''History of the Irish Parliament 1690–1800'' (2002) vol. VI, p. 378.

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1680s births 1723 deaths High sheriffs of County Limerick Irish MPs 1703–1713 Irish MPs 1713–1714 Irish MPs 1715–1727 Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Limerick constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kerry constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub