Richard Anderson (English MP)

Richard Anderson (April 1659 – 1695) was the English MP for Aylesbury from 1685 till 1689.[1][2]

The Right Honourable
Richard Anderson
Member of Parliament
for Aylesbury
In office
1685–1689
Serving with William Egerton
Preceded bySir Thomas Lee, 1st Bt, Richard Ingoldsby
Succeeded bySir Thomas Lee, 2nd Bt, Richard Beke
Personal details
BornApril 1659
Died1695
Resting placeAldbury
Political partyTory
SpouseElizabeth Spencer
Parents
  • Sir Richard Anderson, 2nd Baronet (father)
  • Elizabeth Hewett (mother)
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Biography

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Richard Anderson was the second son of Sir Richard Anderson, 2nd Baronet of Penley and Elizabeth Hewett, the daughter of Sir Thomas Hewett, 1st Baronet. On 22 July 1679, he married Elizabeth Spencer, the daughter of Richard Spencer, a vintner in Berry Street, Aldgate, London.

Anderson was elected MP for Aylesbury in James II's parliament in 1685 as a Tory.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "ANDERSON, Richard (1659-95), of Fleet Marston, Bucks". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 3)
Political offices
Preceded by United Kingdom
with William Egerton
1685–1689
Succeeded by