BornHe name at birth was Robert John Wilmot,. Wilmot-HortonHe 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). He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]], and [[Christ Church, Oxford]].<ref name="ADB">[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010514b.htm ''Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition'' Horton, Sir Robert Wilmot (1784–1841)]</ref>
