Robert Incledon
Robert Incledon | |
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Robert Incledon (1676-1758) of Pilton House. Portrait by Studio of Thomas Hudson (1701–1779), collection of Barnstaple Town Council, displayed in Barnstaple Guildhall | |
| Mayor of Barnstaple | |
| In office 1712 1721 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1676 |
| Died | 9 December 1758 (aged 81–82) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Lethbridge (d. 1709) Penelope Sandford |
| Children | 4, including Benjamin |
Robert Incledon (1676–1758) of Pilton House, Pilton, near Barnstaple in North Devon, was a lawyer of New Inn, London, a Clerk of the Peace for Devon, Deputy Recorder of Barnstaple and was twice Mayor of Barnstaple, in 1712 and 1721. In 1713 as mayor he supervised the building of the Mercantile Exchange (now known as Queen Anne's Walk, a grade I listed building ) on Barnstaple Quay, as recorded on the building by a contemporary brass plaque and sculpture of his armorials. He built Pilton House in 1746.