John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor and Viscount Bodmin ( 1606 - 1685 )

Birth: 1606 Death: Chelsea (17 July 1685) Burial Place: Lanhydrock, Cornwall Education: Exeter College, Oxford (entered 1625) Career: Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall (1642-1645), Devon (1644-1645); Member of the Committee of both Kingdoms (1643); Colonel of a regiment of foot, and later Field-Marshall, in Essex's army; fought at Edgehill and Newbury; Governor of Plymouth (1644-1645); Governor of the Charterhouse (1645, 1660); Recorder of Lostwithiel (1646); Member of the Committee of Both Houses (1648); his house was seized by Royalists and his children held prisoner by the King; Privy Councillor (1660); Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall (1660); Commissioner of the Treasury (1660); Lord Deputy of Ireland (1660); Lord Privy Seal (1661-1673); Commissioner for executing the office of Earl Marshal (1662); Speaker of the House of Lords; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1669-1670); Lord President of the Council (1679-1684); Commissioner for Tangier (1680) Honours: Viscount Bodmin and Earl of Radnor 1679 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 14/11/1666.