Richard Rogers (MP)
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Richard Rogers was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War
.
Rogers was the son of Sir John Rogers of Kilve. His father died in 1613 and his mother was known after her second marriage as Margaret Banastre. He came of age in 1632.
In April 1640, Rogers was elected Member of Parliament
for Dorset
in the Short Parliament
. He was disabled on 12 September 1642 for sending forces into Sherborne Castle
.
Rogers died in 1643 aged 32.
Rogers married Anne Cheek daughter of Sir Thomas Cheek
of Pirgo. After his death his wife married Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick
. His two daughters, Elizabeth and Rogersa, were left in the guardianship of his mother and of Lancelot Lake, who was married to Anne's sister. Elizabeth married firstly Charles Cavendish, Viscount Mansfield
and secondly Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox. Rogersa married Sir Henry Belasyse.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Rogers was the son of Sir John Rogers of Kilve. His father died in 1613 and his mother was known after her second marriage as Margaret Banastre. He came of age in 1632.
In April 1640, Rogers was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Dorset
Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)
Dorset was a county constituency covering Dorset in southern England, which elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England from 1290 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of...
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. He was disabled on 12 September 1642 for sending forces into Sherborne Castle
Sherborne Castle
Sherborne Castle is a 16th-century Tudor mansion southeast of Sherborne in Dorset, England. The park formed only a small part of the Digby estate.-Old castle:Sherborne Old Castle is the ruin of a 12th-century castle in the grounds of the mansion...
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Rogers died in 1643 aged 32.
Rogers married Anne Cheek daughter of Sir Thomas Cheek
Thomas Cheek
Sir Thomas Cheek or Cheke was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in every parliament between 1604 and 1653....
of Pirgo. After his death his wife married Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick
Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick
Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick , was the son of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick and Frances Hatton. His only son, also Robert, predeceased him by 15 months dying of consumption...
. His two daughters, Elizabeth and Rogersa, were left in the guardianship of his mother and of Lancelot Lake, who was married to Anne's sister. Elizabeth married firstly Charles Cavendish, Viscount Mansfield
Charles Cavendish, Viscount Mansfield
Charles Cavendish, Viscount Mansfield was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....
and secondly Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox. Rogersa married Sir Henry Belasyse.