Richard Newport (MP)
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Richard Newport (28 July 1685 – 3 December 1716) was an British politician.
The second son of the 2nd Earl of Bradford and Mary Wilbraham, younger brother of 3rd Earl of Bradford and older brother of the 4th Earl of Bradford, was Member of Parliament (MP) for (Much) Wenlock in 1714 and 1715. Newport died unmarried and childless.
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Preceded by Sir William Forester and William Whitmore |
Member of Parliament for (Much) Wenlock with Sir William Forester 1714–1715 |
Succeeded by Thomas Newport and Sir William Forester |