Robert Shore Milnes

1747 - 1837  (90 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Robert Shore Milnes
  Birth	1747
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Dec 1837	Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
  Person ID	I156328	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	John Milnes
  Mother	Mary Shore
  Family ID	F348149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gravin Charlotte Franziska Bentinck,   b. 28 May 1768   d. 1850 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1785
  Children	1. John Milnes,   b. 1786   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lt. Colonel William Milnes,   b. 1788   d. 20 Jun 1815, Waterloo, België (Age 27 years)   3. Henry Milnes,   b. 1790   d. 1813 (Age 23 years)   4. Charlotte Milnes,   b. 1798   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sophia Milnes,   b. 1799   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F62540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

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• Notes

  1st Baronet Milnes Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada from 1799 to 1805. After a military career in the Royal Horse Guards, Milnes left the army in 1788 with the rank of captain. Seven years later, in 1795, he was governor of Martinique. On November 4, 1797 he was appointed lieutenant governor of Lower Canada, and on June 15, 1799 he was sworn in. On July 30, 1799 he replaced Governor Robert Prescott as administrator of the province. A baronetcy was conferred on him on March 21, 1801. Although he left for England on August 5, 1805, Milnes remained administrator until August 12, 1805 and lieutenant governor until November 29, 1808. He married Charlotte Frances Bentinck, daughter of Captain John Bentinck and Renira van Tuyll van Serooskerken, on November 12, 1785.