Richard Bingham (1528 - 1599)

Born 1528 in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

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Died 19 Jan 1599 at about age 71 in City and County of Dublin, Ireland

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Biography

Sir Richard Bingham was the son of Robert Bingham and Alice Coker. He married Sarah Heigham, daughter of John Heigham, on 11 Jan 1558. He held the offices of Governor of Leinster and Marshal of Ireland. He lived at Connaught, Ireland. Sir Richard Bingham died on 19 Jan 1598/99. Richard and Sarah had a daughter, Martha Bingham.^[1]

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Sir Richard Bingham (1528-19 Jan 1599) was an English soldier and naval commander, who served in Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I during the conquest of the country and was appointed governor of Connacht. Bingham was born in Dorset to Richard Bingham and his wife Alice, and was the eldest of three brothers. Little is known of his early life, but he had embarked upon a military career before turning twenty, despite his small stature. He took part in Protector Somerset's Scottish expedition in 1547. A decade later, he served with the Spanish against the French at the battle of St. Quentin. In October of the following year, 1558, he took part in a naval expedition in the Western Isles in Scotland.

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1. ↑ The Peerage Sir Richard Bingham : Citing (1) Cokayne, George Edward, editor. The Complete Baronetage. 5 volumes. no date (c. 1900). Reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983. (2) Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
2. ↑ Wikipedia Richard Bingham (soldier)