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About Sir Robert Preston, 6th Baronet
Sir Robert Preston, 6th Baronet was a Scottish merchant and politician. After making a fortune in the trade with East India, he became the member of Parliament for the constituency of Dover from 1784 to 1790, and for Cirencester from 1792 to 1806. As Baronet of Valleyfield, he sought to improve his stately home, created expansive landscaped grounds, and directed industrial endeavours.
Everything about Sir Robert Preston, 6th Baronet →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- April 21, 1740, 1740
- Died
- May 7, 1834