Richard Tufton (MP)
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Richard Tufton (1585 - 4 October 1631) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629.
Tufton was of Kent. He matriculated at University College, Oxford on 30 June 1598, aged 13. He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1609. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament for Grantham. He was elected MP for Rye in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[1]
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| Preceded by
Sir George Manners
Sir Thomas Horsman |
Member of Parliament for Grantham 1614 With: Sir George Reynell |
Succeeded by Sir William Airmine Sir Clement Cotterell |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Rye 1628-1629 With: Thomas Fotherby |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
