Family and Education
b. 24 June 1726, 2nd surv. s. of John, 1st Visct. Galway [I], by his 1st w. Lady Elizabeth Manners, da. of John, 2nd Duke of Rutland; bro. of William, 2nd Visct. and half-bro. of Hon. Edward Monckton. educ. Westminster 1737. unm. , 3s. 1da.
Offices Held
Ensign 3 Ft. Gds. 1741; capt. 34 Ft. 1744, maj. 1747; lt.-col. 47 Ft. 1751; col. 1757; col. commandant 60 Ft. 1757 – 59; col. 17 Ft. 1759 – d.; maj.-gen. 1761; lt-gen. 1770.
Lt.-gov. Nova Scotia 1755 – 61; gov. New York 1761 – 65, Berwick-on-Tweed 1765 – 78, Portsmouth 1778 – d.
Parlimentarian
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
MONCKTON, Hon. Robert (1726-82)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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