Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford PC (3 September 1644 – 14 June 1723),[1] styled The Honourable from 1651 to 1694 and subsequently Viscount Newport until 1708, was an English peer and Whig politician.
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Background
He was the oldest son of Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford and his wife Lady Diana Russell, fourth daughter of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford.[2] His younger brother was Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington.[3] In 1708, he succeeded his father as earl.[2] Newport was educated in Christ Church, Oxford and graduated with a Master of Arts.[4]
Career
Newport entered the English House of Commons in 1670, sitting for Shropshire until 1685.[5] He represented the constituency again between 1689 and 1698.[5] In 1704, Newport was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire and in 1708 Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire, serving in these offices until 1712, whereafter both were held concurrently.[6] Two years later, he was readmitted and exercised it until his death in 1723.[6] The latter period, Newport was also Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire, a post he had previously occupied between 1701 and 1711.[6] A year before he had been sworn of the Privy Council of Great Britain.[7]
Family
Lord Bradford died aged 78 in Soho Square, London[8] and was buried at Wroxeter.[9] On 20 April 1681, he had married Mary Wilbraham, younger daughter of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, 3rd Baronet,[4] and had by her four daughters and four sons.[2] He was succeeded in his titles successively by his oldest son Henry and his third son Thomas.[2] Richard, the second son, was a Member of Parliament and predeceased his father.[3] Newport's second daughter Anne was married to Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet and his third daughter Diane to Algernon Coote, 6th Earl of Mountrath.[2]
References
- "Leigh Rayment - Peerage". Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- Burke, John (1831). A General and Heraldic Cictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 396.
- Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley and D. W. Hayton, ed. (2002). The House of Commons, 1690-1715. vol. IV. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 1024.
- "ThePeerage - Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford". Retrieved 17 November 2006.
- "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Shropshire". Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- "Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1660-1828". Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- "Leigh Rayment - Privy Council of Great Britain". Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- "British History Online - Soho Square Area". Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- Garbet, Samuel (1818). The History of Wem. London: G. Franklin. p. 105.
Parliament of England | ||
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Preceded by Sir Francis Lawley, Bt Sir Richard Ottley |
Member of Parliament for Shropshire 1670–1685 With: Sir Francis Lawley, Bt 1670–1679 Sir Vincent Corbet, Bt 1679–1681 William Leveson-Gower 1681–1685 |
Succeeded by Edward Kynaston John Walcot |
Preceded by Edward Kynaston John Walcot |
Member of Parliament for Shropshire 1689–1698 With: Edward Kynaston |
Succeeded by Edward Kynaston Sir Edward Leighton, Bt |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by The Earl of Macclesfield |
Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire 1701–1711 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Hereford |
Preceded by The Earl of Bradford |
Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire 1704–1712 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Shrewsbury |
Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire 1708–1712 | ||
Preceded by The Duke of Shrewsbury |
Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire 1714–1723 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Bradford |
Preceded by The Viscount Hereford |
Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire 1714–1723 | |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by Francis Newport |
Earl of Bradford 1708–1723 |
Succeeded by Henry Newport |