Sir Robert Price, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Robert Price, 2nd Baronet (3 August 1786 – 6 November 1857) was a British baronet
and Member of Parliament
.
Robert Price was the only son of Sir Uvedale Price
, the writer on the Picturesque
, by Lady Caroline Carpenter, fourth daughter of George Carpenter, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel.
He was MP for Herefordshire
from 1818 until 1841. On 8 July 1823 he married his first cousin Mary Anne Elizabeth, daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Robert Price, Canon of Salisbury
and Prebendary of Durham
, by his second wife Mary Anne Sanderson. The marriage took place at the house of Barrington Price, then of Haslemere
, the youngest of his six uncles on his father's side. Sir Uvedale Price died in 1829 and Robert succeeded as 2nd Baronet of Foxley.
Sir Robert stood for election to the constituency of Hereford
City in 1845; he was unopposed, and remained the MP until January 1857. He was "of Whig
principles; in favour of an extension of the franchise and short parliaments".
He died 5 or 6 November 1857 without issue, whereupon the baronetcy became extinct. His widow died March 1878.
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
and 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,...
.
Robert Price was the only son of Sir Uvedale Price
Uvedale Price
Sir Uvedale Price, 1st Baronet , author of the Essay on the Picturesque, As Compared With The Sublime and The Beautiful , was a Herefordshire landowner who was at the heart of the 'Picturesque debate' of the 1790s...
, the writer on the Picturesque
Picturesque
Picturesque is an aesthetic ideal introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Summer of the Year 1770, a practical book which instructed England's...
, by Lady Caroline Carpenter, fourth daughter of George Carpenter, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel.
He was MP for Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
from 1818 until 1841. On 8 July 1823 he married his first cousin Mary Anne Elizabeth, daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Robert Price, Canon of Salisbury
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
and Prebendary of Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, by his second wife Mary Anne Sanderson. The marriage took place at the house of Barrington Price, then of Haslemere
Haslemere
Haslemere is a town in Surrey, England, close to the border with both Hampshire and West Sussex. The major road between London and Portsmouth, the A3, lies to the west, and a branch of the River Wey to the south. Haslemere is approximately south-west of Guildford.Haslemere is surrounded by hills,...
, the youngest of his six uncles on his father's side. Sir Uvedale Price died in 1829 and Robert succeeded as 2nd Baronet of Foxley.
Sir Robert stood for election to the constituency of Hereford
Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)
Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
City in 1845; he was unopposed, and remained the MP until January 1857. He was "of Whig
British Whig Party
The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
principles; in favour of an extension of the franchise and short parliaments".
He died 5 or 6 November 1857 without issue, whereupon the baronetcy became extinct. His widow died March 1878.