Person Torrens; Robert (1780 - 1864) Torrens Robert 1780 - 1864 British Male Ireland 1780 Falmouth, Cornwall 27 May 1864

Career: Lieutenant, Royal Marines (1797); Captain (1806); in command of the marines who successfully defended the Isle of Anholt against a superior Dutch force, and promoted to major for his service (1811); Colonel of a Spanish legion in the Peninsular War; Lieutenant Colonel (1819); MP for Ipswich (1826-1827); MP for Ashburton (1831-1835); MP for Bolton (1832-1834); Colonel (1837); retired on half pay (1835); wrote on political economy Son of Robert Torrens of Hervey Hill, Ireland Fellow 17/12/1818 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Notes: BR has death place as 16, Craven Hill, London International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1780 - 27 May 1864 NA3494 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 70fe3850-9a47-4df5-a24d-f827ced7f2f6