Robert Nedham Explained

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

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

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

Notes and References

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

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