Robert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of Roden
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Robert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of Roden (22 November 1846-10 January 1880), styled the Hon. Robert Jocelyn until 1854 and Viscount Jocelyn from 1854 to 1870, was an Anglo-Irish
Conservative
politician.
Roden was the eldest son of Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn
, eldest son of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden
. His mother was Lady Frances Elizabeth Clavering-Cowper
, daughter of Peter Clavering-Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper. He gained the courtesy title
of Viscount Jocelyn on his father's death in 1854 and succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1870. In 1874 he was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting
(government whip in the House of Lords
) in the second Conservative administration
of Benjamin Disraeli, a post he held until 1880.
Lord Roden died in office in January 1880, aged only 33. He was unmarried and was succeeded in the earldom by his uncle, the Hon. John Strange Jocelyn.
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Roden was the eldest son of Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn
Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn
Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn , was a British soldier and Conservative politician.-Background:Born at Carlton Gardens, London, Jocelyn was the eldest son and heir apparent of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden, and the Hon...
, eldest son of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden
Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden
Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden KP, PC PC , styled Viscount Jocelyn between 1797 and 1820, was an Irish Tory politician and supporter of Protestant causes.-Background:...
. His mother was Lady Frances Elizabeth Clavering-Cowper
Frances Jocelyn, Viscountess Jocelyn
Frances Elizabeth Jocelyn, Viscountess Jocelyn, VA was a British courtier and amateur photographer.The former Lady Frances Elizabeth Cowper was the daughter of Peter Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper and his wife, Emily...
, daughter of Peter Clavering-Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper. He gained the courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
of Viscount Jocelyn on his father's death in 1854 and succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1870. In 1874 he was appointed a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
Most Lords in Waiting are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits...
(government whip in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
) in the second Conservative administration
Conservative Government 1874-1880
Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the second time after Mr Gladstone's government was defeated in the General Election of 1874. Disraeli's foreign policy was seen as immoral by Gladstone, and following the latter's Midlothian Campaign, the government was heavily...
of Benjamin Disraeli, a post he held until 1880.
Lord Roden died in office in January 1880, aged only 33. He was unmarried and was succeeded in the earldom by his uncle, the Hon. John Strange Jocelyn.