Robert Chaloner ( 1776 - 1842 )

Birth: 23 September 1776 Death: 07 October 1842 Profession: Politician; banker Education: Harrow School Career: Partner in the York banking house of Wentworth, Chaloner and Rishworth which failed in the financial crash of 1825; MP for Richmond, Yorkshire (1810-1818), York (1820-1826); Lord Mayor of York (1817); North West Riding yeomanry, Cornet later Captain (1798); Major, Cleveland Volunteers (1803); Major, North Riding militia (1808); land agent of for Coolattin estate in Ireland, the property of his wife's cousin the Earl of Fitzwilliam in which role he participated in land clearnaces and forced emigration Membership: Fellow Election Date: 4/04/1811.