Francis Robartes

Francis Robartes FRS (c. 1649 3 February 1718) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1673 and 1718.

Early life

Robartes was the fourth son of John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor and his second wife Isabella Smythe (1630-1714). He was baptised at Lanhydrock in Cornwall on 6 January 1650. He was at school at Chelsea under Mr Cary and was admitted at Christ's College, Cambridge on 2 May 1663 aged 13. Robartes was known as a musical composer and a writer on the theory of sound. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1673.[1]

Political career

In 1673, Robartes was elected Member of Parliament for Bossiney in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.[2] He was elected MP for Cornwall in 1679 and sat until 1681.[2] He was elected for Cornwall again in 1685 and sat until 1687. In 1689 he was elected MP for Lostwithiel and sat until 1690[2] when he was re-elected for Cornwall. He was elected MP for Tregony in 1695 and sat until 1702[2] when he was elected MP for Bodmin.[2] He sat for Bodmin until 1708, for Lostwithiel again from 1709 to 1710 and for Bodmin from 1710 to 1718. He was a Teller of the Exchequer from 1704 to 1710.

Later life

Robartes became a vice-president of the Royal Society.[3] He was the brother of Robert Robartes and Hender Robartes.[1] Robartes married Anne Fitzgerald, daughter of Wentworth Fitzgerald, 17th Earl of Kildare and their son, John, inherited the title of 4th Earl of Radnor.

Robartes died at Chelsea, London aged 68.[1]

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Robartes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Richard Robartes, 1st Baron Robartes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philip Gaverigan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Hender of Botreaux Castle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frances Hender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Francis Robartes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir Thomas Smythe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sir John Smythe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sarah Blount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Isabella Smythe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Isabella Rich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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