Background
Robartes was the fourth son of John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor and his second wife Isabella Smythe (1630-1714).
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Francis Robartes
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Education
Christ"s College.
Career
He was baptised at Lanhydrock in Cornwall on 6 January 1650. He was at school at Chelsea under Mr Cary and was admitted at Christ"s College, Cambridge on 2 May 1663 aged 13. Robartes was known as a musical composer and a writer on the theory of sound.
He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1673.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Cornwall in 1679 and sat until 1681. He was elected for Cornwall again in 1685 and sat until 1687.
In 1689 he was elected Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel and sat until 1690 when he was re-elected for Cornwall. He was elected Member of Parliament for Tregony in 1695 and sat until 1702 when he was elected Member of Parliament for Bodmin.
He sat for Bodmin until 1708, for Lostwithiel again from 1709 to 1710 and for Bodmin from 1710 to 1718.
He was a Teller of the Exchequer from 1704 to 1710. Robartes became a vice-president of the Royal Society. He was the brother of Robert Robartes and Hender Robartes.
Robartes died at Chelsea, London aged 68.
Membership
Royal Society; Cavalier Parliament. Exclusion Bill Parliament. Habeas Corpus Parliament.
1st Parliament of Great Britain.
2nd Parliament of Great Britain. 3rd Parliament of Great Britain.
4th Parliament of Great Britain. 5th Parliament of Great Britain]
In 1673, Robartes was elected Member of Parliament for Bossiney in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.
