Robert Wellbeloved Scott
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Robert Wellbeloved Scott, born Robert Wellbeloved (15 July 1803 – 21 February 1856) was the Liberal
Member of Parliament
(MP) for Walsall
, England
from 1841 to 1847.
He was born to the Revd Charles Wellbeloved
and Ann née Kinder (d. 31 January 1823) and trained as a barrister. On the 17 February 1830 he married Sarah Scott, the only daughter and heiress of John Scott of Stourbridge and the Red House, Great Barr, Staffs and on her father's death in 1832 assumed the additional surname of Scott. He was a Deputy Lieutenant
for Worcestershire.
He rebuilt The Red House
at Great Barr
, England
in 1841 and had residences at Cambridge Gate, Regents Park, London
; and High Street, Stourbridge
. In 1845 he purchased the manor and estates of Ratlinghope, between the Long Mynd and the Stipperstones in Shropshire.
His sister Emma (d. 29 July 1842) married Sir James Carter
in 1831.
He died in 1856. He and his wife had one son, John Charles Addyes Scott and three daughters.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Walsall
Walsall (UK Parliament constituency)
Walsall was a borough constituency centred on the town of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
from 1841 to 1847.
He was born to the Revd Charles Wellbeloved
Charles Wellbeloved
Charles Wellbeloved was a unitarian divine and archaeologist.-Life:Charles Wellbeloved, only child of John Wellbeloved , by his wife Elizabeth , was born in Denmark Street, St Giles, London, on 6 April 1769, and baptised on 25 April at St. Giles-in-the-Fields...
and Ann née Kinder (d. 31 January 1823) and trained as a barrister. On the 17 February 1830 he married Sarah Scott, the only daughter and heiress of John Scott of Stourbridge and the Red House, Great Barr, Staffs and on her father's death in 1832 assumed the additional surname of Scott. He was a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Worcestershire.
He rebuilt The Red House
Red House Park
-The Red House:Within the park is The Red House, a country house built in the 1841 for the then Liberal MP for Walsall, Robert Wellbeloved Scott, and stood in his estate. Since 17 June 1996 it has been a Grade II listed building, statutory list reference: 5/110011 . It uses red bricks in Flemish...
at Great Barr
Great Barr
Great Barr is a large and loosely-defined area which straddles the boundaries of Birmingham, West Bromwich and Walsall , West Midlands, England...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1841 and had residences at Cambridge Gate, Regents Park, London
London
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; and High Street, Stourbridge
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...
. In 1845 he purchased the manor and estates of Ratlinghope, between the Long Mynd and the Stipperstones in Shropshire.
His sister Emma (d. 29 July 1842) married Sir James Carter
James Carter (judge)
Sir James Carter was a British lawyer and judge. He was Chief Justice of New Brunswick from 1851 to 1865....
in 1831.
He died in 1856. He and his wife had one son, John Charles Addyes Scott and three daughters.