Metcalfe Robinson
Sir Metcalfe Robinson, 1st Baronet (10 March 1629 – 6 February 1689 ) of Newby-on-Swale and of adjacent Rainton[2] both in the parish of Topcliffe in North Yorkshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679 and from 1685 to 1689.
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Robinson was the son of Sir William Robinson (d.1658) of York, Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1638,[3] by his second wife Frances Metcalfe, daughter of Sir Thomas Metcalfe of Nappa,[4] in Wensleydale. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1645.[5]
In 1660, Robinson was elected Member of Parliament for York in the Convention Parliament.[6] He was created in baronet of Newby in the County of York on 30 July 1660.[4] In 1661 he was re-elected MP for York in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679. He was re-elected MP for York in 1685 and sat until 1689.[6]
Robinson died on 6 February 1688 at the age of 59 and was buried in St Columba's Church, Topcliffe, where survives his elaborate mural monument with bust.[7]
Robinson married Margaret d'Arcy daughter of Sir William d'Arcy of Witton Castle, Yorkshire. They had no children and the title became extinct while his estates passed to his nephew.[4]
References
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- 'Parishes: Topcliffe', in A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2, ed. William Page (London, 1923), pp. 70-80
- The Tourist's Guide; being a concise history and description of Ripon, 1838, pp.120-1
- John Burke A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage
- "Robinson, Metcalf (RBN645M2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- History of Parliament Online - Robinson, Metcalfe
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