Robert Child (Devizes MP)

For other people named Robert Child, see Robert Child (disambiguation).

Osterley Park House, built after Child's death

Sir Robert Child (bap. 6 June 1674 – 6 October 1721) was an English banker and politician. The heir to his father's banking business, the London-based Child & Co., he was Chairman of the East India Company in 1715. He also served as a member of parliament (MP) for Helston from 1710 to 1713, and for Devizes from 1713 to 1715.[1]

  1. ^ India Office, Great Britain (1819). The India list and India Office list for ... – Great Britain. India Office. Retrieved 19 February 2012.