Richard Champernowne

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Richard Champernowne (or Champernown, c.1558 Modbury, Devon - 1622)^[1] was an MP in Cornwall, representing West Looe constituency. He was elected in the 1586 English general election but did not return to Parliament after the next election.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "West Looe 1558-1603". History of Parliament online. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
↑ "CHAMPERNOWN, Richard (c.1558-1622), of Modbury, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
↑ Gray, Todd; Rowe, Margery; Erskine, Audrey; Youings, Joyce, eds. (1992). Tudor and Stuart Devon: The Common Estate and Government : Essays Presented to Joyce Youings. University of Exeter Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780859893848.

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Preceded by

Thomas Lancaster
Geoffrey Gates

Member of Parliament for West Looe
1586-1587
With: John Hammond

Succeeded by

Matthew Patteson
Robert Saunderson

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[1] "West Looe 1558-1603". History of Parliament online. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

[2] "CHAMPERNOWN, Richard (c.1558-1622), of Modbury, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

[3] Gray, Todd; Rowe, Margery; Erskine, Audrey; Youings, Joyce, eds. (1992). Tudor and Stuart Devon: The Common Estate and Government : Essays Presented to Joyce Youings. University of Exeter Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780859893848.

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