Richard Prideaux
Richard Prideaux (1606–1667) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.
Prideaux was the son of Jonathan Prideaux (d.1637), of [1] in the parish of Sutcombe, Devon. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 13 December 1622, aged 16. He lived at Theuborough. In April 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bodmin in the Short Parliament.[2]
Prideaux died at the age of 61.[2]
References[]
- ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.620, pedigree of Prideaux
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph, ed. (1891). "Prichard-Pyx". Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714. pp. 1208–1224. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
Categories:
- 1606 births
- 1667 deaths
- Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
- English MPs 1640 (April)