Richard Weston (MP for Petersfield)

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Richard Weston (1564-1613) was MP for Petersfield in the 1593 parliament. [1]

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Life

Weston was the son of Henry Weston (politician) by his first wife Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Arundell of Wardour Castle. [1] He inherited the borough of Petersfield from his father in 1592 and returned himself as its MP the following year. [1] In 1597 he sold the borough to Thomas Hanbury. [2]

He was at Cadiz with the Earl of Essex in 1596, from whom he received a knighthood [3] and was probably the commander of The Swan on the voyage. [4] Following the accession of James VI and I he was appointed keeper of the red deer in Windsor Great Park. [1] By that time he was already in debt and by 1609 he was in prison for debt. He died intestate four years later. [1]

Family

He married Jane, daughter and heir of John Dister of West Bergholt, Essex around 1583. [1] His son and heir Richard was the author of The compleat husband-man: or, A discourse of the whole art of husbandry [5] published by Samuel Hartlib.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WESTON, Richard I (1564-1613), of Sutton Place, Surr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Petersfield". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Shaw, William Arthur (1970). The Knights of England. p. 93.
  4. ↑ Bell, Robert (1837). Lives of the British Admirals: Robert Devereux. Sir Walter Raleigh. p. 50.
  5. ↑ "The compleat husband-man: or, A discourse of the whole art of husbandry" . Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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