Robert Henley-Ongley, 1st Baron Ongley
Robert Henley-Ongley, 1st Baron Ongley (c. 1721 – 23 October 1785), was a British politician.
Born Robert Henley, the son of Robert Henley of London, he assumed the additional surname of Ongley as heir to the estate of his great-uncle, Sir Samuel Ongley, of Old Warden, Bedfordshire.[1] He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and studied law at the Middle Temple.
He was returned to Parliament for Bedford in 1754, a seat he held until 1761, and then sat as a Knight of the Shire for Bedfordshire between 1761 and 1780 and again between 1784 and 1785.[2] In 1776 he was elevated to the Irish peerage as Baron Ongley, of Old Warden.[3] (An Irish peerage did not oblige him to give up his seat in the House of Commons).
Lord Ongley married Frances Gosfright, daughter and co-heir of Richard Gosfright, of Langton Hall, Essex, in 1763. They had two sons and four daughters. He died in October 1785 and was eventually laid to rest in a mausoleum in Old Warden churchyard built at his request in 1787 by his widow. He was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, Robert.[1]
He is buried in the Ongley Family mausoleum in the churchyard of St Leonard's church in Old Warden in Bedfordshire.
References
- 1 2 Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Twenty-Second edition, page 671. London, 1838.
- ↑ "HENLEY ONGLEY, Robert (c.1721-85), of Old Warden, Beds.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "No. 11679". The London Gazette. 29 June 1776. p. 1.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Gore John Offley |
Member of Parliament for Bedford 1754–1761 With: Francis Herne |
Succeeded by Francis Herne Richard Vernon |
| Preceded by Henry Osborn Sir Thomas Alston, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1761–1780 With: The Marquess of Tavistock 1761–1767 The Earl of Upper Ossory 1767–1780 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Upper Ossory Hon. St Andrew St John |
| Preceded by The Earl of Upper Ossory Hon. St Andrew St John |
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1784–1785 With: The Earl of Upper Ossory |
Succeeded by The Earl of Upper Ossory Hon. St Andrew St John |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Baron Ongley 1776–1785 |
Succeeded by Robert Henley-Ongley |