Richard Wood (Welsh politician)
Richard Wood (died 1682) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1646 to 1648.
Wood was the son of Owen Wood of Rhosmor.[1] In 1646, he was elected Member of Parliament for Anglesey in the Long Parliament.[2] He was appointed High Sheriff of Anglesey on 21 January 1656.[1]
Wood married Catherine Bulkeley, daughter of Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley on 22 October 1655. They had no family.[1]
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- 1682 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales
- High Sheriffs of Anglesey
- English MPs 1640–1648
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