Sir Richard Shuckburgh

He was the second son of John Shuckburgh (d. 1631) of Upper Shuckburgh and Mary, daughter of Richard Middlemore of Edgbaston.[1] His mother came from a recusant family.[2] He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford in 1615 and was awarded his BA in the same year.[1] His elder brother having died, he inherited the family estate on his father's death.[1] His election as MP for Warwickshire at a second poll in 1640 was engineered by the royalist faction.[3] His royalism led him into conflict with the dominant faction in the Long Parliament and he withdrew to his estate.[1] He allegedly encountered [Charles I] when out hunting and agreed to join the king's forces. He was present at the battle of Edgehill the following day and was knighted.[1] He returned to Upper Shuckburgh after the battle, where he was wounded resisting a parliamentary attack. He was taken as a prisoner to Kenilworth and expelled from the House of Commons.[1] On his eventual release from imprisonment, having paid a substantial fine, he retired to his estate and lived quietly.[1]

He was commemorated by a marble monument in the church of St John the Baptist, Upper Shuckburgh.[4]

He married:

1. Mary (d. 1629), daughter of Ralph Sneyd of Keele Hall, Staffordshire and widow of William Crompton of Stone[1]
2. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Lee of Billesley, Warwickshire[1]
3. Grace (d.1677), daughter of Sir Thomas Holte of Aston Hall, Warwickshire, by whom he had six sons and four daughters. He was succeeded by his son John, who was created a baronet in 1660. His widow later married John Keating.[1]