Richard Wright (MP)
Richard Wright (c. 1568–1639), MP of Sherborne, Dorset, was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dorchester in 1597 and for Queenborough.[1]
Family
[edit]Richard Wright was the eldest son of Robert Wright of Sturminster Newton, Dorset. He was educated at Sherborne, Magdalen College, Oxford and New College, Oxford.[2]
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dorchester in 1597 and for Queenborough in 1604. He was Mayor of Lyme Regis in 1617–18.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "WRIGHT, Richard (c.1568-1639), of Sherborne, Dorset". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirbirnian Society. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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