Richard Newport (28 July 1685 – 3 December 1716),[1] styled The Honourable from 1708, was a British politician.
He was the second son of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford, and his wife Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, 3rd Baronet.[2] His older brother was Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford, his younger brother was Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford,[2] and his uncle was Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington.[3] Newport entered the British House of Commons in a by-election in 1714, representing (Much) Wenlock as Member of Parliament (MP) until 1715.[1] He died unmarried and childless.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, (Much) Wenlock". Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ a b "ThePeerage - Hon. Richard Newport". Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ a b Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley and D. W. Hayton, ed. (2002). The House of Commons, 1690-1715. vol. VI. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 1024.
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| Preceded by Sir William Forester William Whitmore | Member of Parliament for (Much) Wenlock 1714–1715 With: Sir William Forester | Succeeded by Thomas Newport William Forester II |