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Authorised form of nameRobartes; Charles Bodvill (1660 - 1723); 2nd Earl of Radnor; nobleman and politician
Dates1660 - 1723
NationalityBritish
Date of birth26 July 1660
Place of deathShaw, near Newbury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Date of death3 August 1723
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Lanhydrock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe
ActivityEducation:
Middle Temple (admitted 1683)
Career:
MP for Bossiney (1679-1680); MP for Cornwall (1685); Constable of Caernarvon Castle (1682-1685, 1692-1713, 1714-death); Custos Rotulorum fro Cornwall (1695-1702); Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall (1696-1702, 1714-1723); Lord Warden of the Stannaries and High Steward of the Duchy of Cornwall (1701-1702); Privy Councillor (1702); Treasurer of the Chamber (1714-1720)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election30/11/1693
RelationshipsParents: Robert Robartes, Viscount Bodmin, and Sarah Bodvile; succeeded his father as Viscount Bodmin (1682)
Siblings: Russell Robartes (FRS 1703)
Married: Elizabeth Cutler
Additional relatives: grandfather John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (FRS 1666); succeeded his grandfather as 2nd Earl of Radnor (1685); uncle Francis Robartes (FRS 1673); father-in-law Sir John Cutler (FRS 1664)
OtherInfoDespite his political appointments, Bodville did not serve on any committees and he made no recorded speeches in either the second or third Exclusion Parliament. Following the revolution of 1688, he usually supported the Whigs although not much more is known about his political convictions. He was never admitted into the Society after his election and was never in their lists or accounts.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (grandfather's entry); GEC; MT; Henning
Notes:
Never in lists. MT register calls him 'John Bodvile Robartes' (corrected in index)
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/16249061
CodeNA5736
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