Robert Banks Jenkinson was born June 7, 1770, in London.
Robert was educated at Charterhouse and Christs Church College, Oxford.
He won election to the House of Commons in 1790 for Rye, a seat he would hold until 1803, and rose quickly through the Tory ranks.
Jenkinson served as Prime Minister from 1812-1827.
Robert Banks Jenkinson died December 4, 1828.
During his time as Prime Minister from 1812 to 1827, Liverpool became known for repressive measures introduced to maintain order, but also for steering the country through the period of radicalism and unrest that followed the Napoleonic Wars.
Important events during his time as Prime Minister included the Congress of Vienna, the Corn Laws, the Peterloo Massacre and the emerging issue of Catholic Emancipation.
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