Thomas Herbert Robertson

The couple divided their time between the Irish estate (in 1899 Robertson was High Sheriff of Carlow) and their London home "The Cedars", South Hackney.

[2] In 1892 a general election was called, and Robertson was selected as the Conservative candidate to contest the Hackney South constituency.

[4] Three years later a general election was held, and Robertson succeeded in taking the seat with a small majority of 319 votes.

Robertson retired from politics and devoted himself to his Irish estate while maintaining a London home in Bedford Square.

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