Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace

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1564 – 1634

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Who was Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace?

Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1622. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lovelace in 1627.

Lovelace was born in Hurley in Berkshire, the son of Richard Lovelace and his wife, Anne, the daughter of Richard Warde of Hurst, also in Berkshire. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford.

Lovelace became a soldier and commanded a force under the Lord Lieutenant in Ireland, after which he was knighted by the Earl of Essex. His association with the earl led to a brief period of imprisonment on charges of plotting against Queen Elizabeth I but he was released without charge.

He was summoned as Member of Parliament for Berkshire in 1601. In 1604 he was elected MP for Abingdon. He was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1610. In 1614 he was elected MP for Windsor and in 1621 elected MP for Berkshire again. He was High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1626.

In 1627 he was created Baron Lovelace of Hurley by Charles I.

Lovelace died in Hurley in 1634.

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Born
1564
Died
Apr 22, 1634

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on July 23, 2013

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