Sir Richard Newman, 1st Baronet

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Sir Richard Newman 1st Baronet MP JP DL (c. 1675-1721), of Evercreech Park, was MP for Milborne Port in 1701. [1]

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Background

Sir Richard Newman Bt was the eldest son of Richard Newman of Evercreech Park and Fifehead. He was educated at Sherborne, [2] and Pembroke College, Oxford. [1]

Family Life

On 1 June 1696 Sir Richard Newman married Frances, daughter of Sir Thomas Samwell, 1st Bt, and had three sons and four daughters. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "NEWMAN, Sir Richard, 1st Bt. (c.1675-1721), of Evercreech, Som. and Fifehead Magdalen, Dorset" . Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirbirnian Society. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
Baronetage of England
New creation Baronet
(of Fifehead-Magdalen)
1699–1721
Succeeded by
Samwell Newman