Abraham Wildey Robarts

Abraham Wildey Robarts (1 August 1779 – 2 April 1858), of Hill Street, Berkeley Square, Middlesex, was an English politician and banker.

[2] He became a director of the East India Company, also a partner in the bank Robarts & Curtis, and worked as a West Indies factor.

Robarts was associated with four different claims, he owned 566 slaves in Jamaica and Dominica and received a £11,023 payment at the time (worth £1.32 million in 2025[7]).

[3] Together, they were the parents of one son and several daughters, including: In 1823, Robarts acquired the c. 1643 painting, "The Trojan Women Set Fire to their Fleet" by Claude Lorrain, from Lord Radstock.

Edith Barrington (a daughter of the 8th Viscount Barrington); parents of John Robarts (married Margaret Cholmeley, daughter of Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 3rd Baronet), banker Gerald Robarts.