Richard Smart (gentleman) explained

Richard Smart (by 1507 – 25 August 1560) was an English burgess of Ipswich, Suffolk, and landed gentleman who served as a member of the House of Commons of England.

Smart held the manors of Great and Little Stanbridge, holding them both of Thomas Shaa by fealty and a small annual rent.[1] He was one of the two Members of Parliament for Ipswich in 1545 and again in 1555.[2]

He died on 28 August 1560.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Philip Morant, The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex vol. 1 (1978), p. 319
  2. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/smart-richard-1507-60 Richard Smart