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Robert Nedham

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Robert Nedham (1703 – August 1762) was a British-Jamaican plantation owner and politician who sat in the House of Commons for the rotten borough of Old Sarum from 1734 to 1741.[1]

Early life

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Robert Nedham was the son of Robert Nedham, a slave owner in Jamaica.[2] He settled permanently in England on his estates at Newry, County Down and at Oxford, Oxfordshire.[3]

Personal life

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Nedham married Catherine Pitt, the daughter of Harriet Villiers and Robert Pitt, who also served as MP for Old Sarum.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NEDHAM, Robert (?1703-62), of Howbery Park, Oxon. and Mourne Park, co Down. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slavery". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ "Needham's of Jamaica". nons.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-17.