Robert Shafto (1690–1729)

Shafto was the eldest son of Mark Shafto of Whitworth and his wife Margaret Ingleby, daughter of Sir John Ingleby, 2nd Baronet of Ripley, Yorkshire.

[1] Shafto was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Durham at a by-election on 3 March 1712.

[2] At the 1727 British general election, Shafto was returned unopposed as Tory MP for the City of Durham again.

[3] Shafto died without issue in December 1729 and was succeeded by his brother John.

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