Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton

Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton PC (6 January 1662 – 19 September 1723) was an English diplomat. He was the son of Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton and his third wife Mary St. Leger. On 14 September 1691, he married Margaret Hungerford (d. April 1703), by whom he had two children: He served as a captain of a troop of horse in 1685, and was a gentleman of horse to Princess Anne 1685–1689. Lord Lexinton supported in the House of Lords the elevat... more

Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton PC (6 January 1662 – 19 September 1723) was an English diplomat. He was the son of Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton and his third wife Mary St. Leger. On 14 September 1691, he married Margaret Hungerford (d. April 1703), by whom he had two children: He served as a captain of a troop of horse in 1685, and was a gentleman of horse to Princess Anne 1685–1689. Lord Lexinton supported in the House of Lords the elevation of William of Orange to the throne, and was employed by that king at court and on diplomatic business, being sent as envoy extraordinary to the Elector of Brandenburg in 1689. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor on 17 March 1692, and was a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King William from 1692 until 1702. Lexinton was again sent abroad in 1694 as envoy extraordinary to the Court in Vienna, and served until the Treaty of Ryswick was concluded in 1697. He was a Lord of Trade from 1699 to 1702, and ambassador to the Court of Madrid from 1712... less