Robert Payne (Huntingdonshire MP)

Sir Robert Payne (29 September 1573 – 18 June 1631) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629.

In 1603 he inherited the estate of Midloe on the death of his father.

In 1614, Payne was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire.

He was re-elected in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.

Payne married Elizabeth Rotheram, the daughter of George Rotheram of Somery, Bedfordshire and had 5 sons and 6 daughters.