Robert Cunliffe (died 4 December 1653) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653. Cunliffe was of Sparth in Clayton in the Moors, Lancashire and was an active parliamentarian. He was one of commissioners for sequestration for Lancashire in 1643 .William Duncombe Pink, Alfred B. Beaven ''The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c.'' (1889)
/ref> In 1653, he was nominated as

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

in the

Barebones Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the ins ...

. He died eight days before the dissolution of the parliament in 1653. His only daughter married John Grimshaw son of John Grimshaw of Glayton Hall.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunliffe, Robert Year of birth missing 1653 deaths English MPs 1653 (Barebones) Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Lancashire