Robert Aldworth

Deceased Person

1624 – 1676

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Who was Robert Aldworth?

Robert Aldworth was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1660.

Aldworth was the son of Richard Aldworth of Bristol who was an alderman and MP for Bristol in 1646. He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford on 6 July 1638, aged 14. Aldworth was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1647.

In 1654, Aldworth was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Bristol in 1656 and 1659 for the Second and Third Protectorate Parliaments.

In 1660, Aldworth was elected MP for Devizes in the Convention Parliament.

Aldworth was treasurer of Lincoln's Inn in 1674.

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Born
1624
Education
  • Lincoln College, Oxford
Died
1676

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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