Sir Richard Dyott was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 between 1623 and 1640. He was a Royalist

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 during the English Civil War

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Dyott was the son of Anthony Dyott

Anthony Dyott

Anthony Dyott was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1614.Dyott was the eldest son of John Dyott of Freeford, bailiff of Lichfield, and his first wife Margaret Hill, daughter of Robert Hill of Lichfield. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1576 and was...

, MP of Freeford Manor

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, near Lichfield

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. He was admitted to Inner Temple

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 in 1615, and became Recorder of Stafford in 1624.

In 1623 Dyott was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Stafford

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 for two parliaments, and then in 1625 was elected MP for Lichfield

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. He held the seat until 1629 when King Charles I decided to rule without parliament. In April1640 he was re-elected for Lichfield for the Short Parliament

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Dyott was knighted and was a member of the privy council of King Charles at York. He was High Steward of Lichfield and Chancellor of the County Palatine of Durham.

Dyott died at the age of 69.

Dyott married Dorothy Dorrington, daughter of Richard Dorrington of Stafford and had six sons. Three of them fought for the Royalists and one was killed in action. His son Richard was also MP for Lichfield.