Robert Ord

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Robert Ord (1700 - 12 February 1778) was a British politician.

Life

He was born the son of John Ord, Under-Sheriff of Newcastle upon Tyne, of Newbiggin, Fenham and Newminster, Northumberland and educated at Lincolns Inn (1718). He inherited the estates of Hunstanworth and Newbiggin on the death of his brother Ralph.

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Mitchell, Cornwall from 1734 to 1741 and for Morpeth, Northumberland from 1741 to 1755 .^[1]

He was Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1742-1743), Deputy Cofferer of the Household (1743-1744), Chief Baron of the Scottish Exchequer (1755-1775) and Chancellor of the Diocese of Durham (1753-1764).

Ord died aged 77.

Family

Ord married Mary, daughter of Sir John Darnell, Kt. John Ord was their son.^[2]

References

↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
↑ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Ord, Robert". Dictionary of National Biography 42. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Royal Society archive- Robert Ord

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Henry Furnese with Sir Henry Liddell	Member of Parliament for Morpeth With: Sir Henry Liddell Viscount Limerick Thomas Duncombe	Succeeded by Sir Matthew Fetherstonhaugh with Thomas Duncombe

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Name	Ord, Robert
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Short description	British Member of Parliament
Date of birth	1700
Place of birth
Date of death	12 February 1778
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