title: Robert Markland
text: # Robert Markland
  
  Robert Markland was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659.
  
  Markland was of a Wigan family which was long resident in borough and possessed of considerable local influence. He was a manufacturer or mercer.
  
  In 1659, Markland was elected Member of Parliament for Wigan in the Third Protectorate Parliament.
  
  