Predecessor Francis Newport 1st Earl of Bradford |
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford 19 September 1708 - 14 June 1723 |
Successor Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford |
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford was born on 3 September 1644.[1] He was the son and heir of Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford and Lady Diana Russell, daughter, and co-heir, of Sir Thomas Wilbraham 3rd Bt., of Weston-under-Lizard, Staffs.. He is a notable person and a Wikipedia Profile is maintained.
He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, on 28 June 1661, and graduated, Master of Arts (M.A.), from Christ Church, Oxford University, on 12 September 1662.
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Shropshire between 1670 and 1681.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Shropshire between 1689 and 1698.
He was styled Lord Newport, 11 May 1694 and succeeded his father, as 2nd Earl of Bradford, on 9 Sept. 1708.[2]
He died on 14 June 1723 at age 78 at Soho Square, London, England. He is buried at Wroxeter, Shropshire.
He married Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, 3rd Bt. and Elizabeth Mitton, on 20 April 1681. [3] They had six sons (four died in the lifetime of the Richard) and five daughters.
Recorded children of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford and Mary Wilbraham:
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