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Sir Robert Inglis served as a Conservative politician for thirty years. He was known for his staunch Anglican views and prejudices. He was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1824 and from 1850 he was the Professor of Antiquity at the Royal Academy. Inglis was ouspoken in his support for the Irish people during the Great Famine but his anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish views made him unpopular with some politicians including Benjamin Disraeli.
Sir Robert Inglis served as a Conservative politician for thirty years. He was known for his staunch Anglican views and prejudices. He was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1824 and from 1850 he was the Professor of Antiquity at the Royal Academy. Inglis was ouspoken in his support for the Irish people during the Great Famine but his anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish views made him unpopular with some politicians including Benjamin Disraeli.
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| Name: | Sir Robert Inglis 2nd Baronet |
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| Title: | Sir |
| Name suffix: | Bt; FRS |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of birth: | 1786 |
| Date of death: | 1855 |
| Role: | Politician |
| Project person ID: | SLP089 |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by George Richmond chalk 1845 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
