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Robert Heriot Barclay
Robert Heriot Barclay (18 September 1786 – 8 May 1837) was a British naval officer who was engaged in the Napoleonic Wars, and its North American counterpart, the War of 1812.
He was born at Cupar, Fife, Scotland, the son of the Rev. Peter Barclay DD & Margaret Dudingston. He entered the Royal Navy in 1798, aged 11. In 1805 he was promoted Lieutenant, and took part in the Battle of Trafalgar aboard HMS Swiftsure. He was subsequently appointed the Second Lieutenant
Robert Barclay (disambiguation)
Robert Barclay (1648–1690) was a Scottish Quaker writer and theologian.
Robert Barclay may also refer to:
- Sir Robert Barclay, 8th Baronet (1755–1839), MP for Newtown, Isle of Wight 1802–1807
- Robert Barclay (lieutenant-colonel) (1774–1811), officer in the British Army
- Robert Heriot Barclay (1786–1837), Scottish officer in the Royal Navy
- Robert Barclay (historiographer) (1833–1876), English ecclesiastical historiographer
- Sir Robert Noton Barclay