ONSLOW, Richard (1527/28-71), of Blackfriars, London.

Family and Education

b. 1527 /28, yr. s. of Roger Onslow of Shrewsbury, Salop by his 1st w. Margaret, da. of Thomas Poyner of Salop. educ. I. Temple, adm. 1545. m. 7 Aug. 1559, Catherine, da. and coh. of William Harding of Knowle in Cranleigh, Surr., 2s. 5da.Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxix), 379 and Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 154, where he is given as 1st s. of Roger, and his father-in-law is called Richard Harding; Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 537 seq.; CPR, 1560-3, pp. 52, 117.

Offices Held

Bencher, I. Temple 1559, Autumn reader 1562, gov. 1564–6.

Member, council in the marches of Wales by 1560 – d.; clerk of council, duchy of Lancaster 1561 – d.; eccles. commr. 1562; j.p.q. Salop from 1562, Mdx. 1564; recorder, London by 13 June 1563 – June 1566; solicitor-gen. 27 June 1566 – Mar. 1569; attorney, ct. of wards from 12 Mar. 1569.CJ, i. 50, 73; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 1), iii. 269–70; Masters of Bench of I. Temple, 10; Cal. I.T. Recs. i. 139, 201, 221, 233, 236 et passim; HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, i. 323; Somerville, Duchy, i. 320 n. 3, 333, 414–15; CPR, 1560–3, pp. 279, 523; 1563–6, p. 474; 1566–9, pp. 385, 396; Cam. Misc. ix(3), p. 60; H. E. Bell, Ct. of Wards and Liveries, 22–3.

Speaker of House of Commons 1566.

Parlimentarian

ONSLOW, Richard (1527/28-71), of the Inner Temple, London.

Main residence: Blackfriars, London.

Author

P.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

ONSLOW, Richard (1527/28-71)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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