Robert Biddulph (MP)

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Robert Biddulph (3 March 1801-28 February 1864), was a British Member of Parliament.

Biddulph was the son of John Biddulph, of Ledbury, Herefordshire, and his wife Augusta (née Roberts). He sat as Member of Parliament for Hereford between 1832 and 1837 and also served as a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Biddulph married Elizabeth, daughter of George Palmer, of Nazeing Park, Essex, in 1830. Their elder son Michael was a banker and politician and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Biddulph in 1903 while their younger son Sir Robert became a General in the Army. Biddulph died in February 1864, aged 62. His wife survived him by 35 years died in January 1899.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Eastnor Edward Bolton Clive	Member of Parliament for Hereford with Edward Bolton Clive 1832–1837	Succeeded by Edward Bolton Clive Daniel Higford Davall Burr