The Hon. Robert Henry Clive (15 January 1789 – 20 January 1854)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
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Clive was a younger son of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, son of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive ("Clive of India"). His mother was Lady Henrietta Antonia, daughter of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis. Edward Clive, 2nd Earl of Powis, was his elder brother.
Clive sat as Member of Parliament for Ludlow from 1818 to 1832[1] (alongside his brother, then known as Viscount Clive) and for Shropshire South from 1832 to 1854.[2][3]
Clive married Lady Harriet, daughter of Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth, in 1819. They had several children, including Robert Windsor-Clive and George Windsor-Clive. Clive died in January 1854, aged 65. The following year the barony of Windsor, which had fallen into abeyance on his father-in-law's death in 1819, was called out of abeyance in favour of his widow, Harriett, who became the thirteenth Baroness Windsor in her own right. She died in November 1869, aged 72, and was succeeded in the barony by her grandson, Robert Windsor-Clive, who was created Earl of Plymouth in 1905.
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| Preceded by Viscount Clive Henry Clive |
Member of Parliament for Ludlow 1818–1832 With: Viscount Clive |
Succeeded by Viscount Clive Edward Romilly |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Shropshire South 1832–1854 With: The Earl of Darlington 1832–1842 Viscount Newport 1842–1854 |
Succeeded by Viscount Newport Hon. Robert Windsor-Clive |