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Robert Child (Devizes MP)
English politician and Chairman of the East India Company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Robert Child, see Robert Child (disambiguation).
Sir Robert Child (bap. 6 June 1674 – 6 October 1721) was an English banker and politician. The heir to his father's banking business, the London-based Child & Co., he was Chairman of the East India Company in 1715. He also served as a member of parliament (MP) for Helston from 1710 to 1713, and for Devizes from 1713 to 1715.[1]
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