Robert Nedham

Robert Nedham was a British-Jamaican plantation owner and politician who sat in the House of Commons for the rotten borough of Old Sarum from 1734 to 1741.

Early life

Robert Nedham was the son of Robert Nedham, a slave owner in Jamaica. He settled permanently in England on his estates at Newry, County Down and at Oxford, Oxfordshire.

Personal life

Nedham married Catherine Pitt, the daughter of Harriet Villiers and Robert Pitt, who also served as MP for Old Sarum.