John Rolle (1679–1730)
John Rolle | |
|---|---|
Arms of Rolle: Or, on a fesse dancetté between three billets azure each charged with a lion rampant of the first three bezants | |
| Member of Parliament for Devon | |
| In office 1710-1713 1727-1730 | |
| Member of Parliament for Exeter | |
| In office 1713-1715 1722-1727 | |
| Member of Parliament for Barnstaple | |
| In office 1715-1722 | |
| Member of Parliament for Saltash | |
| In office 1703-1705 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1679 England |
| Died | 1730 (aged 50–51) |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse |
Isabella Walter (m. 1706) |
| Children | 11, including Henry, John and Denys |
| Relatives | Robert Rolle (brother) John Rolle (grandfather) Robert Bruce (grandfather) |
| Education | Queens' College, Cambridge |
John Rolle (1679–1730) of Stevenstone and Bicton in Devon, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English House of Commons from 1703 to 1705 and in the British House of Commons from 1710 to 1730. He declined the offer of an earldom by Queen Anne, but 18 years after his death his eldest son was raised to the peerage in 1748 by King George II as Baron Rolle.