Robert Shirley 1629-1656

Sir Robert Shirley, 4th bart 1629-56

Armorial stamp of Sir Robert Shirley (British Armorial Bindings).

Biographical Note

Of Eatington, Warwickshire.

Books

Books with his armorial stamps survive. The family library is said to have been founded by his grandfather Sir George Shirley, 1st Bart (1559-1622).

Sources

• British Armorial Bindings.
• Dorman, M. "Shirley, Sir Robert, fourth baronet (1629–1656), royalist conspirator." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
• Maggs 1075 (1987)/53; 1212 (1996)/32.