Roberts, John
(1711/12–1772)
- Martyn J. Powell
Extract
Roberts, John (1711/12–1772), politician, was the son of Edward Roberts, deputy registrar of Chester, and his wife, Elizabeth (d. 1773). He entered Westminster School in April 1723, aged eleven, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1728, graduating BA in 1732. He was appointed as the domestic tutor to the son of ...