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General^[1] Robert Wroth (27 August 1660 –4 February 1720) was a British Army officer and MP. ^[2]

He was born the son of Sir Henry Wroth of Durants, Enfield, Middlesex and joined the British Army in 1685, rising to the rank of Major-general in 1710.

He sat as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Guildford in Surrey for three separate terms. He held the seat from 1705 to 1708,and from October 1710 until his election was overturned on petition in February 1711.He was reelected unopposed at a by-election in 1717 ^[1] and held the seat until his death in 1720.

He held public offices for life as a Clerk of the Green Cloth (from 1615) and a Clerk of the Household (by 1616).

He owned the manor of Worplesdon, three miles (5 km) north of Guildford.^[3] He married Knightly, the daughter of Humphrey Wyrley, of Hamstead, Staffordshire and had 2 sons and 3 daughters.

References

^ ^a ^b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 322. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
^ "WROTH, Robert (1660-1720), of Burpham, Surr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
^ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42993

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[stooks-smith-1] Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 322. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.

[2] "WROTH, Robert (1660-1720), of Burpham, Surr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

[3] ttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42993

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+}}</ref> '''Robert Wroth''' (27 August 1660 &ndash;4 February 1720) was a British Army officer and MP. <ref> {{cite web|url= http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/wroth-robert-1660-1720|title=WROTH, Robert (1660-1720), of Burpham, Surr.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate= 12 June 2016}} </ref>
-}}</ref> '''Robert Wroth''' (27 August 1660 &ndash;4 February 1720)<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|g|2|date=March 2012}}</ref> was the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the borough of [[Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)|Guildford]] in Surrey for three separate terms. He held the seat from 1705 to 1708,<ref name="rayment" /> and from October 1710 until his election was overturned on [[election petition|petition]] in February 1711.<ref name="rayment" /> He was reelected unopposed at a by-election in 1717,<ref name="stooks-smith" /> and held the seat until his death  in 1720.<ref name="rayment" />
+He was born the son of Sir Henry Wroth of Durants, Enfield, Middlesex and joined the British Army in 1685, rising to the rank of Major-general in 1710.
-He owned the manor of [[Worplesdon]],<ref>http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42993</ref>  three miles (5&nbsp;km) north of Guildford.
+He sat as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the borough of [[Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)|Guildford]] in Surrey for three separate terms. He held the seat from 1705 to 1708,and from October 1710 until his election was overturned on [[election petition|petition]] in February 1711.He was reelected unopposed at a by-election in 1717 <ref name="stooks-smith" /> and held the seat until his death in 1720.
+He held public offices for life as a [[Clerk of the Green Cloth]] (from 1615) and a Clerk of the Household
+(by 1616).
+He owned the manor of [[Worplesdon]], three miles (5&nbsp;km) north of Guildford.<ref>http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42993</ref> He married Knightly, the daughter of Humphrey Wyrley, of Hamstead, Staffordshire and had 2 sons and 3 daughters.
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