b. 20 February 1816. d. 12 August 1854. Nationality: English.
Soldier, politician, and poet. Born in London. Served in China during the First Opium
War as a military secretary. MP for King’s Lynn (1852-1854). Appointed Joint Secretary
to the Board of Control (1845-1846). Married Lady Frances Elizabeth Cowper in 1841.
Author of *Six Months with the Chinese Expedition* (1841). Biographical information:
*Curran Index*, *Wikipedia*, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jocelyn,_Viscount_Jocelyn>
(20 August 2021). (AC, CC)