Richard Cecil (died 1633)
Sir Richard Cecil (7 December 1570 – 4 September 1633) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622.
Cecil was the second son of
Deputy Lieutenant of Northamptonshire by 1613. In 1614 he was elected MP for Stamford. He was knighted in 1616. In 1621 he was re-elected MP for Stamford.[2]
Cecil died in 1633 at the age of 62.[2] He was buried in Wakerley, 4 September 1633.[1]
Cecil married Elizabeth Cope, daughter of
Earl of Exeter. He was the brother of Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon and William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Cecil, Richard (CCL585R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c History of Parliament Online - Richard Cecil