Robert Honyman (i)
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Admiral Robert Honyman (c. 1765 – 31 July 1848) was a Scottish admiral in the British Royal Navy who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and in the Napoleonic Wars. A native of Orkney, he also held office for ten years as a member of parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland.
Biography
Honyman was born in about 1765, the oldest son of Patrick Honyman of Graemsay, Orkney. His mother Margaret, a daughter of Patrick Sinclair of Durwin, was his father's second wife. His older half-brother William Honyman, Lord Armadale was a Lord of Justiciary. The family claimed maternal descent from Sir Robert Stewart, an illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland.
He married before 1808 Margaret Henrietta Knight, the granddaughter of Admiral Sir John Knight. They had one son and one daughter.
Political Career
| Year | Election | Council | Votes | Result |
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| 1796 | 1796 British General Election, Orkney and Shetland Result | Parliament of Great Britain | Unopposed | Elected |
| 1801 | 1801 UK General Election, Orkney and Shetland Result | Parliament of the United Kingdom | Unopposed | Elected |
| 1802 | 1802 UK General Election, Orkney and Shetland Result | Parliament of the United Kingdom | Unopposed | Elected |