Richard Wright (MP) explained

Richard Wright (c. 1568–1639), MP of Sherborne, Dorset, was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dorchester in 1597 and for Queenborough.^[1]

Family

Richard Wright was the eldest son of Robert Wright of Sturminster Newton, Dorset. He was educated at Sherborne, Magdalen College, Oxford and New College, Oxford.^[2]

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dorchester in 1597 and for Queenborough in 1604. He was Mayor of Lyme Regis in 1617–18.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: WRIGHT, Richard (c.1568-1639), of Sherborne, Dorset.. 8 February 2019.
2. Web site: The Sherborne Register 1550-1950 . Old Shirbirnian Society. 8 February 2019.
3. Web site: WRIGHT, Richard (c.1568-1639), of Sherborne, Dorset.. 8 February 2019.