Robert Honywood (Essex MP)

Robert Honywood
Member of Parliament for Essex
In office 1716–1727 Serving with Richard Child, 3rd Baronet (1716–1722); William Harvey (1722–1727)
Preceded by	William Harvey
Succeeded by	Richard Child, Viscount Castlemaine; Sir Robert Abdy, 3rd Baronet
Vice-admiral of Essex
In office 1716–1735
Preceded by	Thomas Middleton
Succeeded by	James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave
Personal details
Born	Bef. 1676
Died	January 1735
Nationality	English
Political party	Whigs
Spouse	Mary Sandford
Children	Richard, Charles, John, Philip, Mary
Relatives	Sir Philip Honywood (brother); Sir Robert Honywood (grandfather)
Residence(s)	Marks Hall, Essex

Robert Honywood (bef. 1676 – January 1735) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Essex between 1716 and 1727. He served as vice-admiral of Essex from 1715 until his death in 1735.

Honywood was the first son of Charles Ludovic Honywood and Mary Clement; his brother was Sir Philip Honywood. He was also the grandson of Sir Robert Honywood, MP for New Romney, and a direct descendant of Mary Honywood.[1]

A Whig, Honywood was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Essex in 1716 after the result of the by-election in 1715 was reversed on petition, and held the seat until 1727.[2]

Honywood married Mary Sandford, daughter of Sir Richard Sandford, 2nd Baronet, and sister of Sir Richard Sandford, 3rd Baronet.[3] He inherited the Marks Hall estate from his distant cousin John Lamotte Honywood upon the remarriage of his widow.[1][4] He had several children, including Richard, who inherited the estate, and Philip, who inherited the estate following the death of Richard's son, Richard.[5]

See also

• Honywood

References

1. Betham, William (1802). "125. HONYWOOD, of Evington, Hants.". The Baronetage of England. Vol. 2. Burrell and Bransby. pp. 131–136. Retrieved 24 August 2022 – via Google Books.
2. Cruickshanks, Eveline. "HONYWOOD, Robert (d.1735), of Markshall, Essex". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
3. Burke, John; Burke, John Bernard (1841). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 467. Retrieved 24 August 2022 – via Google Books.
4. Knights, Mark. "HONYWOOD, John Lamotte (1647-94), of Marks Hall, Markshall, Essex". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
5. Raven, James; et al. (Rescuing and Presenting Lost Heritage). "Marks Hall Mansion Essex: History". University of Essex. Retrieved 13 June 2013.