Robert Spankie (1774-1842)
Educated at St. Andrews, he was a reporter and editor at the Morning
Chronicle before beginning a legal career in 1803; he was advocate-general in
Bengal (1817-23) and MP for Finsbury Boroughs (1832-35).
Educated at St. Andrews, he was a reporter and editor at the Morning
Chronicle before beginning a legal career in 1803; he was advocate-general in
Bengal (1817-23) and MP for Finsbury Boroughs (1832-35).