WENMAN, Sir Richard (c.1573-1640), of Thame Park, Oxon. and Twyford, Bucks.

Family and Education

b. c. 1573, 1st s. of Thomas Wenman† of Thame Park and Jane, da. of William, 1st Bar. De La Warr.Lipscombe, Bucks. iii. 131-2. educ. Eton 1585; Oxf. 1587, aged 14 . Eton Coll. Reg. comp. W. Sterry, 354; Al. Ox. m. (1) c.1595, Agnes (bur. 4 July 1617), Her. and Gen. ii. 521-3. da. of Sir George Fermor of Easton Neston, Northants., 4s. 5da.; Vis. Oxon. (Harl. Soc. v), 179. (2) 1 Nov. 1618, E.A. Webb, Recs. St. Bartholomew’s, Smithfield, ii. opp. 263. Alice, da. and coh. of Henry Coddenham of London, auditor of imprests 1560-70, wid. of Robert Chamberlain of Shirburn, Oxon., s.p.; Vis. Oxon. 237. (3) Elizabeth (bur. 27 Apr. 1629), s.p.; (4) Mary (bur. 28 July 1638), Her. and Gen. ii. 522. da. and coh. of Thomas Keble of Newbottle, Northants., wid. of Thomas Barker of Astrop, Northants. and Michael Lister of Friars Head, Craven, Yorks., s.p. Baker, Northants. i. 659. suc. fa. 1577; C142/182/42. Kntd. ?22 June 1596; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 93. cr. Visct. Wenman of Tuam [I] 30 July 1628. C66/2494. d. 3 Apr. 1640. C142/594/49.

Offices Held

J.p. Oxon. 1604–?6, 1618–?26; C66/1620; C193/13/1; C231/4, f. 56. commr. sewers, Berks. and Oxon. 1604–34, C181/1, f. 85; 181/4, f. 179. subsidy, Oxon. 1621 – 22, 1624; C212/22/20, 21, 23. dep. lt. Oxon. 1624, CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 407. collector of Privy Seal loans 1626, Forced Loan 1627, APC, 1626, p. 168; E401/2586, p. 98; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145. sheriff 1627–8; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 109. commr. knighthood fines 1631. E178/5588, ff. 4, 7, 10; E178/7154, ff. 156, 157.

Parlimentarian

WENMAN, Sir Richard (c.1573-1640), of Thame Park, Oxon. and Twyford, Bucks.

Main residences: Thame Park, Oxon; Twyford, Bucks.

Author

A.D.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WENMAN, Sir Richard (c.1573-1640)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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