Robert More (botanist)

Robert More (1703–1780) was an English politician, academic and botanist.

Life

He was the son of Robert More, the third son of Samuel More. He was admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge in 1721, and matriculated there in 1723. He graduated B.A. in 1725, M.A. in 1728, and became a Fellow.

He travelled widely in Europe; in Spain he became intimate with Benjamin Keene and Spanish ministers, and promoted administrative reform. He was Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle from 1727 to 1741, and for Shrewsbury from 1754 to 1761; he was mayor of Shrewsbury in 1737. He encountered local opposition in the 1730s from John Walcot, his nephew, who had acquired the manor of Bishop's Castle.

An enthusiastic botanist, More was a friend of Linnæus, and a Fellow of the Royal Society, elected in 1729.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by William Peere Williams Charles Mason	Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle 1727 – 1741 With: John Plumptre 1727–34 Edward Kynaston 1734–41	Succeeded by Marquess of Carnarvon Andrew Hill
Preceded by Sir Richard Corbet, Bt Thomas Hill	Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury 1754 – 1761 With: Thomas Hill	Succeeded by Robert Clive Thomas Hill