Sir Robert Newcomen, 6th Baronet

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Sir Robert Newcomen, 6th Baronet (1664 – 6 March 1735) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Newcomen succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1689. He represented County Longford in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and his death in 1735. [1]

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References

  1. E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.111 (Retrieved 19 April 2020).
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Longford
1692–1735
With: Robert Choppin (1692–1695)
Wentworth Harman (1695–1703)
Anthony Sheppard (1703–1713)
Henry Edgeworth (1713–1715)
Anthony Sheppard (1715–1735)
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Baronet
(of Kenagh)
1689–1735
Succeeded by