Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre

Deceased Person

1713 – 1742

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Who was Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre?

Robert James Petre, 8th Baron Petre was a renowned horticulturist and a British peer.

Lord Petre was the son of Robert Petre, 7th Baron Petre and his wife Catherine Walmesley, heiress of the Walmesley family of Lancashire. Petre was born three months after his father's death and spent his childhood at Ingatestone Hall, instead of at Thorndon Hall, the family seat, as his grandmother was still in residence there.

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Born
Jun 3, 1713
Died
Jul 2, 1742

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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