Richard Prideaux
Richard Prideaux (1606–1667) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.
Prideaux was the son of Jonathan Prideaux (d.1637), of Theuborough[1] in the parish of Sutcombe, Devon. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 13 December 1622, aged 16. He lived at Theuborough. In April 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bodmin in the Short Parliament.[2]
Prideaux died at the age of 61.[2]
References
- Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.620, pedigree of Prideaux
- Foster, Joseph, ed. (1891). "Prichard-Pyx". Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714. pp. 1208–1224. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Bodmin 1640 (April) With: Sir Richard Wynn |
Succeeded by John Arundell Anthony Nicholl |
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