Richard Birde (MP for Gloucester)

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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.

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References

  1. "BIRDE, Richard II (D.1614), of Whitminster, Glos. | History of Parliament Online".