Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney | |
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President of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce | |
In office 1761-1793 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 August 1712 |
Died | 16 November 1793 | (aged 81)
Spouse |
Priscilla Pym
(m. 1742; died 1771) |
Children | 10, including Charles and Jacob |
Parent |
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Relatives | Robert Marsham (grandfather) Cloudesley Shovell (grandfather) |
Education | Christ Church, Oxford |
Military career | |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | West Kent Militia |
Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney FRS FSA (22 August 1712 – 16 November 1793)[1] was a British peer and patron of the arts.