SIR ROBERT JOHN WILMOT-HORTON, 3RD BARONET

'Sir Robert John Wilmot-Horton, 3rd Baronet' (21 December 1784 – 31 May 1841) was a British politician during the first third of the 19th century. He was a member of the Canningite faction of the Tory party and served as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1818 until 1830.
Wilmot-Horton served as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1821 to 1827, became a Privy Councillor in 1827, and served as Governor of Ceylon from 1831 to 1837.
Wilmot-Horton was knighted by William IV in 1831. He succeeded to the title 'Baronet Wilmot-Horton of Osmaston' in 1834.

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