Richard Tufton (MP, died 1631)

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Richard Tufton (1585 - 4 October 1631) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629.

Tufton was of Kent. He matriculated at University College, Oxford on 30 June 1598, aged 13. He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1609. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Grantham. He was elected MP for Rye in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[1]

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Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Grantham
1614
With: Sir George Reynell
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Rye
1628-1629
With: Thomas Fotherley
Succeeded by
Parliament suspended until 1640