Richard Richardson (British politician)
Richard Richardson (c. 1664 – 31 December 1714) was an English judge and Tory Member of Parliament.[1]
He was the son of John Richardson of St. Bartholomew Exchange, London and Little Grove, East Barnet, Hertfordshire and educated in the law at the
called to the bar in 1686. He became a Serjeant-at-law
in 1705 and a judge of Sheriffs’ Courts, London by 1707, probably for life.
He was
Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunwich from 1710 to 1713,[2] and for Ipswich from 1 April 1714 until his death on 31 December 1714.[3]
He married, in 1691, Sarah, probably the daughter of George Solme of Gillingham, Dorset and had 1 son and 1 daughter.
References
- ^ "RICHARDSON, Richard (c.1664-1714), of Serjeants' Inn, Fleet Street, London". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
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