Robert Windsor-Clive (24 May 1824 – 4 August 1859) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Background

Windsor-Clive was the eldest son of

Robert Clive Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for laying the foundation of the Britis ...

, grandson of

Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, (7 March 1754 – 16 May 1839), known as the Lord Clive between 1774 and 1804, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1794 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Clive. Ear ...

, and great-grandson of

Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for laying the foundation of the British ...

("Clive of India"). His mother was Lady Harriett Windsor, daughter of

Other Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth Other Hickman Windsor, 5th Earl of Plymouth FRS (30 May 1751 - 12 June 1799), styled Lord Windsor until 1771, was an English nobleman. Early life Styled Lord Windsor from birth, he was the eldest son of Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth and ...

. He was educated at Eton and

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corporation established by a charter dated 9 April 1511. Th ...

. In 1855 the barony of Windsor was called out of

abeyance Abeyance (from the Old French ''abeance'' meaning "gaping") is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. ...

in favour of his mother, who became the thirteenth Baroness Windsor in her own right. His younger brother George Windsor-Clive was also a politician.

Career

Windsor-Clive entered Parliament for

Ludlow Ludlow () is a market town in Shropshire, England. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and in relation to Wales. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road (Great Britain), A49 road which ...

at the 1852 general election, a seat he held until his resignation in January 1854 to contest a vacancy in Shropshire South. He was elected unopposed, and held the seat until his early death five years later.Craig, op. cit., page 448 He was commissioned Captain in the Worcestershire Yeomary in 1848, then succeeded his father in command as Lieutenant-Colonel in 1854, serving until his death.

Family

Windsor-Clive married Lady Mary Selina Louisa Bridgeman, daughter of

George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford (23 October 1789 – 22 March 1865), styled Viscount Newport from 1815 to 1825, was a British peer. The oldest son of Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford, and Lucy Elizabeth By ...

, in 1852. They had one son and three daughters. He died at 53 Lower Grosvenor Street,

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, in August 1859, aged 35, and was buried at Bromfield Parish Church, near Ludlow. Lady Mary remained a widow until her death in July 1889. Their son

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, h ...

succeeded his grandmother as Baron Windsor in 1869. In 1905 the earldom of Plymouth was revived in his favour.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Windsor-Clive, Robert 1824 births 1859 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Shropshire UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 Eldest sons of British hereditary barons Heirs apparent who never acceded Worcestershire Yeomanry officers