Robert Delaval (born c. 1600)In the herald's visitation of 1615 his age is given as 15, while his matriculation record in 1621 gives his age as 16, which would make him only 17 years older than his son was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1659. Delaval was the son and heir of Ralph Delaval of

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, Northumberland. He entered

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in 1619 and matriculated at

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on 23 June 1621. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Morpeth. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500–1714: Dabbe-Dirkin', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 366–405. Retrieved 3 November 2011
/ref> Delaval was the father of Sir Ralph Delaval, 1st Baronet, MP for Northumberland.

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1600s births Year of death missing English MPs 1659 {{UK-politician-stub