Robert Aldworth (c 1624 – 20 March 1676) was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1654 and 1660. Aldworth was the son of Richard Aldworth of Bristol who was an alderman and MP for Bristol in 1646.W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester''
/ref> He matriculated at

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on 6 July 1638, aged 14. Aldworth was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1647. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Abannan-Appletre', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 1-28. Date accessed: 17 March 2011
/ref> In 1654, Aldworth was elected

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for

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in the

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. He was re-elected MP for Bristol in 1656 and 1659 for the Second and

Third Protectorate Parliament The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a powe ...

s.History of Parliament Online- Aldworth, Robert
/ref> In 1660, Aldworth was elected MP for

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in the Convention Parliament. Aldworth was treasurer of Lincoln's Inn in 1674.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aldworth, Robert 1624 births 1676 deaths Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 Members of Lincoln's Inn