John Roberts

Deceased Person

1672 – 1731

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Who was John Roberts?

John Roberts was a Welsh politician in Great Britain.

He was the eldest son of Hugh Roberts of Havod-y-Bwch, Denbighshire.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Denbighshire for 1705–06. He was Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs from 1710 to 1713, and from 1715 to 1722.

He married twice:firstly Susannah, the daughter and later heiress of William Parry of Llwyn Ynn, Denbighshire, with whom he had 3 sons who predeceased him and a daughter and secondly Jane, the daughter of Sir Walter Bagot, 3rd Baronet, MP, of Blithfield, Staffordshire and the widow of Morris Jones of Llanrhyadr, Denbighshire. He left his estate to his daughter.

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Born
1672
Died
Sep 4, 1731

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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