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Robert Packer (politician, died 1731)

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Packer was baptized on 10 February 1678, the only son of John Packer of Shellingford and his wife Elizabeth Stephens, daughter of Richard Stephens of Eastington, Gloucestershire. In 1687 he succeeded to his father's property. He married Mary Winchcombe, daughter of
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at the ensuing by-election on 23 July 1712. He was co-opted to present an address from the county to the Queen before he had technically taken his seat in the House of Commons. He voted on 18 June 1713 for the French commerce bill. At the
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inherited his seat in parliament and the Winchcombe inheritance which he finally gained possession of in about 1733, after an ongoing dispute with Bolingbroke.
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who married his wife's sister Frances Winchcombe. In November 1701 it is reported that Packer lost the thumb of his left hand in an accident with a gun.
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for the year 1708 to 1709. When St. John was raised to the peerage as Viscount Bolingbroke in 1712, Packer was returned unopposed
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Packer died on 4 April 1731. He had five sons, of whom one predeceased him, and one daughter. His eldest son
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This article is about the 18th-century British politician. For the 17th-century British politician, see
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Packer was well established in the county, and was appointed a deputy-lieutenant in 1703 and served as
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he was returned unopposed and was classed as a Tory. He was returned unopposed at the
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Berkshire
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Robert Packer (died 1731)
Robert Packer (politician, died 1682)
Shellingford
Donnington Castle
Berkshire
House of Commons
Sir Henry Winchcombe, 2nd Baronet
Henry St John
High Sheriff of Berkshire
Member of Parliament
Berkshire
1713 general election
1715 general election
1722
1727
Winchcombe Howard Packer



"PACKER, Robert (1678-1731), of Shellingford and Donnington, Berks"
"PACKER, Robert (aft.1675-1731), of Shellingford and Donnington, Berks."
Parliament of Great Britain
Sir John Stonhouse, 3rd Bt.
Henry St John
Member of Parliament
Berkshire
Sir John Stonhouse, 3rd Bt.
Sir John Stonhouse, 3rd Bt.
Winchcombe Howard Packer
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