Robert Clarges

'''Robert Clarges''' ({{circa|1693}}{{snd}}before April 1727) was an English [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]] politician who briefly served in the House of Commons.

Clarges was the third son of [[Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Baronet]], and the first child from his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir [[Sir Thomas Gould|Thomas Gould]], a former [[Sheriff of London]], and widow of Sir [[Robert Wymondsell]]. He was educated at [[St Paul's School, London]] and later attended [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref>Romney Sedgwick (ed.), ''The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1715–1754. I: Introductory Survey, Appendices, Constituencies, Members A–D'' (London: The Stationery Office, 1970), p. 554.</ref>

When his father died in 1706, Clarges was still underage. His inheritance, the Rectory Manor of Stoke Poges, was held in trust until he reached adulthood.

In the 1713 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for [[Reading (UK Parliament constituency)|Reading]]. Although aligned with the Tory party, he was seen as someone who might occasionally vote with the [[Whigs (British political party)|Whigs]]. He voted against the [[Septennial Act 1716]]. His election was declared void on 30 May 1716.

Clarges never married and is believed to have died sometime before April 1727, as he was not named in his mother's will dated that month.<ref>Sedgwick, p. 554.</ref> His estate was managed by his mother and elder brother. The Rectory Manor eventually passed to his brother George.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp302-313#h3-0002|title=Parishes: Stoke Poges|publisher=British History Online|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>

==Notes== {{reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-par|en}} {{s-bef | before = [[Owen Buckingham (1674–1720)|Owen Buckingham]] | before2 = [[John Dalby (MP)|John Dalby]] }} {{s-title | title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Reading (UK Parliament constituency)|Reading]] | years = [[1713 British general election|1713]] – 1716 | with = [[Felix Calvert]] }} {{s-aft | after = [[Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan|Charles Cadogan]] | after2 = [[Owen Buckingham (1674–1720)|Owen Buckingham]] }} {{s-end}}

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