Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan
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Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan (25 April 1760, Westminster
– 14 August 1837, Marylebone
) succeeded to his title on 24 February 1811, following the death of his uncle James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan
.
Robert Brudenell was a keen cricket
er who made eight known appearances in major cricket matches between 1790 and 1793. He was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC), for whose team he played most of his matches . He sat as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Marlborough
in both the Parliaments of Great Britain
and the United Kingdom
from 1797 until 1802.
Westminster
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– 14 August 1837, Marylebone
Marylebone
Marylebone is an affluent inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It is sometimes written as St. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone....
) succeeded to his title on 24 February 1811, following the death of his uncle James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan
James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan
James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan held several offices in the Parliament of Great Britain and in service to the King of Great Britain....
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Robert Brudenell was a keen cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who made eight known appearances in major cricket matches between 1790 and 1793. He was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC), for whose team he played most of his matches . He sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Marlborough
Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.e-1295-1640:-1640-1868:...
in both the Parliaments of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
and the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
from 1797 until 1802.