Richard Birde (died 1614) of Whitminster, Gloucestershire, was an English politician.
He was town clerk of Gloucester from 1579 to 1595.
He was an MP for Gloucester in 1593. [1]
He was married with one daughter.
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester is a member of the British royal family. He is the second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, the youngest of the nine grandchildren of George V, nephew of Edward VIII and George VI, and first cousin of Elizabeth II. He is 31st in the line of succession to the British throne, and the highest person on the list who is not a descendant of George VI. At the time of his birth, he was 5th in line to the throne.
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St. Andrew's Church is a parish church in Whitminster, Gloucestershire. The building dates to the 14th century and has been remodeled and expanded several times, from the late 15th to the mid-19th centuries. It is one of only a few churches in Gloucestershire to retain a traditional Stoup, a stone basin used to hold Holy Water. St Andrew's Church has been grade II listed since 1955.
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Richard Birde may refer to:
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