Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers FSA DL (21 September 1756 – 2 May 1827), styled Viscount Tamworth from 1778 to 1787, was a British hereditary peer.
[1] On 4 July 1781, both Ferrers and his son Viscount Tamworth were appointed Deputy Lieutenants for Derbyshire.
[2] Ferrers married Elizabeth Prentiss (d. 14 September 1799) on 13 March 1778 at St Leonard's, Shoreditch.
As his only son predeceased him without leaving legitimate issue, he was succeeded in the earldom by his brother Washington.
Although his son died without legitimate issue, he left a natural daughter, Caroline Shirley (1818–1897).