Sir Robert Reeve, 2nd Baronet (29 June 1652 – 19 August 1688) was an English politician. Reeve was the son of Sir George Reeve, 1st Baronet. In 1675, he was elected as a

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for

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. He was appointed to five parliamentary committees during the

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. During the

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, he voted consistently against excluding

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from the throne. In October 1678 he succeeded to his father's

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. Reeve lost his seat in 1679, but regained it in 1681. He left no trace on the records of the Oxford Parliament and did not stand for re-election in 1685. He died in 1688, at which point his title became extinct.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reeve, Robert, 2nd Baronet 1652 births 1688 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1661–1679 English MPs 1681 Tory MPs (pre-1834)