Biography

Robert Temple. (1747-1783) (aka. Bob Temple)

Son of William Temple (1710-1774), twice mayor of Berwick-upon-Tweed and Sarah Johnson (d. ca. 1747). Brother of William Johnson Temple. Robert was a Lieutenant on half-pay in the Royal Volunteers in 1762/3. He died in India in 1783.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell was introduced to Robert Temple on May 1, 1763. He thought him "a genteel, agreeable young man". They eventually came to share lodgings in the Inner Temple that same summer, following Boswells moving out of his rooms in Downings Street and William Temples going to Cambridge.

External links:

• William Temple - and family

This article was last updated at February 05 2008 12:20:43 CET

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