SPENCER, Hon. Richard (1593-1661), of Orpington, Kent.

Family and Education

bap. 21 Oct. 1593, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, by Margaret, da. and coh. of Sir Francis Willoughby of Wollaton, Notts.; bro. of Sir Edward Spencer and William Spencer, and Baron Spencer. educ. Corpus, Oxf. 1609, BA 1612; G. Inn 1624. m. 1628, Mary, da. of Sir Edwin Sandys of Northbourne, Kent, 4s. d.v.p. 2da.Baker, Northants. i. 109; M. E. Finch, Wealth of Five Northants. Fams. (Northants. Rec. Soc. xix), 58.

Offices Held

Gent. of the bedchamber 1626.Information from Lady de Villiers.

J.p. Kent by 1636 – 42, July 1660 – d., commr. of array 1642, dep. lt. July 1660 – d.; commr. for oyer and terminer, Home circuit July 1660; col. of militia, Kent by Aug. 1660 – d., commr. for assessment Aug. 1660 – d., sewers, N. Kent Sept. 1660.Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145; HMC 5th Rep. 24; Twysden Ltcy. Pprs. (Kent Arch. Soc. recs. br. x), 13; Evelyn Diary, iii. 254; C181/7/46.

Col. of horse (royalist) 1642–3.P. Young, Edgehill, 188; SP23/193/367; W. H. Black, Docquets of Letters Patent, 61.

Parlimentarian

SPENCER, Richard (1593-1661), of Althorp, Northants. and Orpington, Kent

Main residence: Orpington, Kent.

Author

B.D.H.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

SPENCER, Hon. Richard (1593-1661)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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