Alexander Rigby (died 1694)

Alexander Rigby (22 August 1620 - February 1694) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659 and 1660.

Rigby was the son of Alexander Rigby of Middleton in Goosnargh near Preston and his wife Lucy Legh of Manchester. He succeeded father at Middleton in 1650.^[1]

In 1659, Rigby was elected Member of Parliament for Lancashire in the Third Protectorate Parliament.^[2] In April 1660 he was elected MP for Preston in the Convention Parliament, but was unseated on petition.^[3]

Rigby died at the age of 73 and was buried on 4 March 1694.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b William Duncombe Pink, Alfred B. Beaven The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c. (1889)
^ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp229-239
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)

Parliament of England
Preceded by Gilbert Ireland Richard Standish Richard Holland Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Baronet	Member of Parliament for Lancashire 1659 With: Sir George Booth Bt	Succeeded by Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Baronet

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Name	Rigby, Alexander
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Date of birth	22 August 1620
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Date of death	1694
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