Robert Torrens (economist)

Robert Torrens (economist)

Colonel Robert Torrens (1780, Hervey Hill, Derry – 27 May 1864, London) was a Royal Marines officer, political economist, MP, owner of the influential Globe newspaper and prolific writer. Born in Londonderry, Ireland, he was the son of Robert Torrens of Hervey Hill. The Torrens family, thought to be descended from a Swedish officer in the service of William III of England, were a large and prominent Londonderry family. Among his numerous cousins were Sir Henry Torrens the distinguished military adviser and another Robert Torrens who was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland).