Richard More (died 1635)

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Richard More (died 1635) of Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician.

He was the son and heir of William More of Totternhoe, Beds. [1] More entered the Middle Temple from New Inn in July 1586 and was called to the bar in 1594. [2]

Career

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Aylesbury in 1601. [1] His selection probably resulted from a connection to the Pakingtons, who held the manor and may have been through More's [3] link with the Winters of [[Huddington Court|Hodington], Worcestershire. [4] He settled in Aylesbury. [5] [6] In 1616 he became a Bencher [7] and a Master in Chancery extraordinary. [1] He was knighted at Greenwich in June 1619. [8] By 1621 he was living at Cuddington, Buckinghamshire. [9]

He died around June 1635. Nothing is known of his marriage, but he had two sons Richard and William who followed him to the Middle Temple. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MORE, Richard II (D.1635), of the Middle Temple, London and Cuddington, Bucks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Register of Admissions to the Middle Temple. Vol. 1. 1949. p. 56.
  3. ↑ "Constituencies 1558-1603: Aylesbury". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Minutes of Parliament of the Middle Temple. Vol. 1. 1904. p. 316.
  5. ↑ "VCH Buckinghamshire 4: Leckhampstead". British History Online. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  6. ↑ A Calendar of Deeds preserved in the Museum at Aylesbury. Vol. 5. Buckinghamshire Record Society. 1943. pp. 10, 68.
  7. ↑ Hopwood, C.H. (1904). Minutes of Parliament of the Middle Temple. Vol. 2. p. 604.
  8. ↑ The Knights of England. Vol. 2. 1906. p. 172.
  9. ↑ Hopwood 1904, p. 662.
  10. ↑ Hopwood 1904, pp. 662, 686.
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