The Lord Bingley | |
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Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 1711–1713 | |
Preceded by | The Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer |
Succeeded by | Sir William Wyndham |
Personal details | |
Born | c 1676 |
Died | 9 April 1731 |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Occupation | politician |
Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley, PC (c. 1676 – 9 April 1731) was an English Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1702 until 1713 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Bingley and sat in the House of Lords. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1711 to 1713.