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John Rolle, Baron Rolle

(1751-1842), Politician; MP for Devon

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 6 portraits
Rolle entered Parliament as an MP in 1780, where he was a supporter of William Pitt the Younger. In 1782, Charles James Fox, then Foreign Secretary, recalled Admiral Rodney from the Caribbean. Rolle condemned this action, and his outspoken attacks on Fox and Edmund Burke in the early 1780s led to his being the target for satirical attack in the Rolliad, published in the Morning Herald. Rolle was raised to the House of Lords in 1796 as Baron Rolle. An active debater, he was opposed to Catholic relief and parliamentary reform.

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John Rolle, Baron Rolle, by Henry Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17524

John Rolle, Baron Rolle

by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, before 1827 (circa 1821)
NPG D17524

John Rolle, Baron Rolle, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D39850

John Rolle, Baron Rolle

published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 June 1838
NPG D39850

John Rolle, Baron Rolle, by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by  Dawe & Gowar (Gower), probably after  Frederick Cruickshank - NPG D5831

John Rolle, Baron Rolle

by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by Dawe & Gowar (Gower), probably after Frederick Cruickshank
stipple and line engraving, published 1844
NPG D5831

John Rolle, Baron Rolle, by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by  Dawe & Gowar (Gower), probably after  Frederick Cruickshank - NPG D15870

John Rolle, Baron Rolle

by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by Dawe & Gowar (Gower), probably after Frederick Cruickshank
stipple and line engraving, published 1844
NPG D15870

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Dawn

26 April 2018, 11:07

Born 1756 according to Walker Regency Catalogue and historyofparliamentonline.org

Mike Birks

20 December 2017, 16:23

His birth year may be 1756, not 1750.