Richard Newport (MP)

Richard Newport (28 July 1685 – 3 December 1716),[1] styled The Honourable from 1708, was a British politician.

For other people named Richard Newport, see Richard Newport (disambiguation).
Richard Newport
Born28 July 1685
Died3 December 1716

Background

Newport was the second son of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford, and his wife Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, 3rd Baronet.[2] His older brother was Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford, his younger brother was Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford,[2] and his uncle was Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington.[3] He died unmarried and childless in December 1716 aged 31.[3]

Politics

Newport entered the British House of Commons in a by-election in 1714, representing (Much) Wenlock as a Member of Parliament (MP) until 1715.[1]

References
  1. "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, (Much) Wenlock". Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "ThePeerage - Hon. Richard Newport". Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  3. Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley and D. W. Hayton, ed. (2002). The House of Commons, 1690-1715. Vol. VI. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 1024.

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