Sir Richard Shuckburgh

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Sir Richard Shuckbugh (1596-1656) of Upper Shuckburgh, Warwickshire was a politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640.

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Life

He was the second son of John Shuckburgh (d. 1631) of Upper Shuckburgh and Mary, daughter of Richard Middlemore of Edgbaston. [1] His mother came from a recusant family. [2] He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford in 1615 and was awarded his BA in the same year. [1] His elder brother having died, he inherited the family estate on his father's death. [1] His election as MP for Warwickshire at a second poll in 1640 was engineered by the royalist faction. [3] His royalism led him into conflict with the dominant faction in the Long Parliament and he withdrew to his estate. [1] He allegedly encountered [Charles I] when out hunting and agreed to join the king's forces. He was present at the battle of Edgehill the following day and was knighted. [1] He returned to Upper Shuckburgh after the battle, where he was wounded resisting a parliamentary attack. He was taken as a prisoner to Kenilworth and expelled from the House of Commons. [1] On his eventual release from imprisonment, having paid a substantial fine, he retired to his estate and lived quietly. [1]

He was commemorated by a marble monument in the church of St John the Baptist, Upper Shuckburgh. [4]

Family

He married:

  1. Mary (d. 1629), daughter of Ralph Sneyd of Keele Hall, Staffordshire and widow of William Crompton of Stone [1]
  2. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Lee of Billesley, Warwickshire [1]
  3. Grace (d.1677), daughter of Sir Thomas Holte of Aston Hall, Warwickshire, by whom he had six sons and four daughters. He was succeeded by his son John, who was created a baronet in 1660. His widow later married John Keating. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Broadway, Jan. "Shuckburgh, Sir Richard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25478.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ "VCH Warws. vol. 7 Religious History:Roman Catholicism". 1964. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Grunfelder, John K. (1981). Influence in Early Stuart Elections, 1604-1640. p. 193.
  4. ↑ "VCH Warws. volume 6 Parishes: Upper and Lower Shuckburgh" . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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