Bobby Shafto Politician
Robert Shafto (sometimes spelt Shaftoe) (circa 1732-November 1797) was an 18th-century British Member of Parliament (MP), who was the likeliest subject of a famous North East English folk song (Roud #1359) and nursery rhyme "Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea".
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| Birth date | January 01, 1732 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1797 |
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