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 succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, Robert.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Twenty-Second edition, page 671. London, 1838.
  2. ^ "HENLEY ONGLEY, Robert (c.1721-85), of Old Warden, Beds". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ^ "No. 11679". The London Gazette. 29 June 1776.
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byThomas GoreJohn Offley Member of Parliament for Bedford 1754–1761 With: Francis Herne Succeeded byFrancis HerneRichard Vernon Preceded byHenry OsbornSir Thomas Alston, Bt Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1761–1780 With: The Marquess of Tavistock 1761–1767The Earl of Upper Ossory 1767–1780 Succeeded byThe Earl of Upper OssoryHon. St Andrew St John Preceded byThe Earl of Upper OssoryHon. St Andrew St John Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1784–1785 With: The Earl of Upper Ossory Succeeded byThe Earl of Upper OssoryHon. St Andrew St John Peerage of Ireland New creation Baron Ongley 1776–1785 Succeeded byRobert Henley-Ongley

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