Richard Taylor (died 1641)
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Richard Taylor was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1621 to 1629.
Taylor was the son of Thomas Taylor of Grimesbury-in-Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire. He matriculated from Christ's College, Cambridge
in 1597 and was awarded BA in 1600. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn
on 24 May 1600 and was called to the bar in 1607. He became deputy recorder of Bedford.
In 1621 Taylor was elected Member of Parliament
for Bedford
. He became a Bencher of his Inn in 1623. In 1624 he was re-elected MP for Bedford. He was elected MP for Bedford again in 1625 and 1626. He was Autumn Reader for Lincoln's Inn from 1626 to 1627. He was granted arms and purchased Clapham in 1627. In 1628 he was re-elected MP for Bedford and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He became Serjeant-at-law and a J.P.
for Bedfordshire and was a zealous supporter of the prerogative.
Taylor died in 1641.
Taylor married Elizabeth Boteler, daughter of William Boteler of Biddenham, Bedfordshire, on 12 August 1613. His son Richard was also MP for Bedford.
House of Commons of England
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from 1621 to 1629.
Taylor was the son of Thomas Taylor of Grimesbury-in-Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire. He matriculated from Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
in 1597 and was awarded BA in 1600. He was admitted at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
on 24 May 1600 and was called to the bar in 1607. He became deputy recorder of Bedford.
In 1621 Taylor was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Bedford
Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)
Bedford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was established in its current form in 1997, restoring a centuries old name. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
. He became a Bencher of his Inn in 1623. In 1624 he was re-elected MP for Bedford. He was elected MP for Bedford again in 1625 and 1626. He was Autumn Reader for Lincoln's Inn from 1626 to 1627. He was granted arms and purchased Clapham in 1627. In 1628 he was re-elected MP for Bedford and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He became Serjeant-at-law and a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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for Bedfordshire and was a zealous supporter of the prerogative.
Taylor died in 1641.
Taylor married Elizabeth Boteler, daughter of William Boteler of Biddenham, Bedfordshire, on 12 August 1613. His son Richard was also MP for Bedford.