Richard Wood (Welsh politician)

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Richard Wood (died 1682) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1646 to 1648.

Wood was the son of Owen Wood of Rhosmor. [1] In 1646, he was elected Member of Parliament for Anglesey in the Long Parliament. [2] He was appointed High Sheriff of Anglesey on 21 January 1656. [1]

Wood married Catherine Bulkeley, daughter of Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley on 22 October 1655. They had no family. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
  2. Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp.  229–239.
Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Anglesey
1646–1648
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