Septimus Robinson
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Septimus Robinson (30 January 1710 – 6 September 1765) was a British Army officer who became Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
Career
[edit]Educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, Robinson joined the French Army in 1731 and fought in Flanders.[1] He later fought for the British Army during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and subsequently in Flanders under Generals Wade and Ligonier.[1] He retired from the Army in 1754 and served as Governor to the brothers of King George III before becoming Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.[2] He was knighted on 10 April 1761.[3]
He is buried at Rokeby Park in County Durham.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ The London Chronicle 1 June 1762
- ^ "Knights of England". Retrieved 22 August 2019.