Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet (1643 – 1675 in

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), was an English politician who sat in the

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, representing Newtown on the

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from 1666 to 1675.History of Parliament Online – Worsley, Sir Robert, 3rd Bt.
/ref> He was counted as a member of the Court party, but was not considered very active in parliament.

Family

He was the son of Sir Henry Worsley (1612–1666), the second Baronet, and Bridget, daughter of Sir Henry Wallop. He married, in 1668, Mary Herbert (died 1693), daughter of the Hon.

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of Kingsey in Buckinghamshire, second surviving son of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery (1584–1650), and his wife

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(1587–1629), youngest daughter of

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, and thus a descendant of Sir Philip Sidney. Mary later married, as his second wife,

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. He was succeeded by his eldest son,

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. His second son

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became an army officer, MP and

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. His daughter Jane married Sir Nathaniel Napier, 3rd Baronet, but died without issue.

Life

Worsley was knighted at Whitehall on 29 December 1664 and succeeded to the baronetcy 11 September 1666. He was elected member of parliament for Newtown in November 1666, and served until his death. He was seated at Apuldercombe (or now Appuldurcombe), on the Isle of Wight, where his family had come into the possession of a large Tudor mansion (later replaced by the grand eighteenth century

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Worsley, Robert, 3rd Baronet 1643 births 1675 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1661–1679 Robert Worsley, 3rd Baronet