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{{Short description|British politician, sociopolitical theorist and colonial administrator}}
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'''Sir Robert John Wilmot-Horton, 3rd Baronet''', [[Royal Guelphic Order|GCH]], [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|PC]], [[Royal Society|FRS]] (21 December 1784 – 31 May 1841), born '''Robert John Wilmot''', was a [[British Empire|British]] politician, sociopolitical theorist, and colonial administrator. He was [[Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] between 1821 and 1828, and [[British governors of Ceylon|Governor of Ceylon]] between 1831 and 1837. He is most widely known for his writings on assisted emigration to the colonies of the British Empire.
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Robert John Wilmot was born on 21 December 1784. He was the only son of [[Sir Robert Wilmot, 2nd Baronet]], of [[Osmaston, Derby|Osmaston]], near Derby (see [[Wilmot baronets]]), and his first wife Juliana Elizabeth (née Byron).<ref name="ADB"/>
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==Family==
Wilmot-Horton married [[Anne Wilmot-Horton|Anne Beatrix Horton]], daughter and co-heiress of Eusebius Horton, of the [[Catton Hall]] estate in Derbyshire, in 1806. Her beauty inspired [[Lord Byron]] to write the poem "[[She Walks in Beauty]]" after they first met at a party in June 1814. They had four sons and three daughters. <br>
In 1823 he inherited the Catton Hall estate on the death of his father-in-law and pursuant to the latter's will added Horton as a second surname.<ref name="ADB"/>
==Death and legacy==
Wilmot-Horton died at [[Sudbrook Park, Petersham]], in May 1841, aged 56, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, [[Sir Robert Wilmot, 4th Baronet, of Osmaston|Robert]].<ref name="ADB"/>
[[Horton, Ontario|Horton Township]] in Ontario, Canada, was named after Wilmot-Horton.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Horton Township in word |url=https://images.ourontario.ca/Partners/FWIO/FWIO003203344_0017p.pdf |website=images.ourontario.ca |access-date=29 July 2024 |date=18 December 1985}}</ref>
[[Horton Plains]] was named after Wilmot-Horton in 1834 by Lt William Fisher of the [[78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot]] and Lt. Albert Watson of the [[58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot]].<ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/05/22/fea05.asp Vinod Moonesinghe, '''OMG! And the Fishers of Ramboda''', ''Ceylon Daily News'', 22 June 2012.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019170127/http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/05/22/fea05.asp |date=19 October 2012 }}</ref>
Horton Place in [[Colombo]] and Horton Plains National Park was named after the governor.{{cn|date= March 2023}}
His memorial is located in [[St John the Baptist's Church, Croxall]].{{cn|date= March 2023}}
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