Robert Shirley, Viscount Tamworth

Robert Shirley, Viscount Tamworth (28 December 1692 – 5 July 1714) of Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, was an English nobleman and politician.

Furthermore, he became the heir apparent to his grandfather, Lord Ferrers of Chartley, when his father died the following year.

[2] In 1713, when Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Member of Parliament for Leicestershire was forced to step down due to financial constraints, Tamworth was put forth by the Tories to replace him.

In the new Parliament, he was teller in favour of a supply bill on 22 June to grant Queen Anne 32 years of additional duties on various goods.

[1] He left his estates, including Tamworth Castle, to his sister Elizabeth, who later married James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton, and his personal property to his aunt, Lady Barbara Shirley (d.