Richard Redman (Speaker)
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Sir Richard Redman (died 1426) was a British
soldier, administrator and politician, being elected as a Member of Parliament
representing Yorkshire
and later acting as the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Parliament of 1415.
He was the son of Sir Matthew Redman, who served in France
and Spain
under John of Gaunt
, and grandson of another Sir Matthew Redman who was the Member of Parliament
for Westmorland
in 1357 and 1358.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland
for 1387, 1391, 1394, 1397, 1401 and 1410 and High Sheriff of Yorkshire
for 1403 and 1415.
In 1393 Richard was granted leave to hold a tournament in Carlisle. Between 1399 and 1400 he travelled to Ireland with John de Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham
before returning to England
in May to create a peace with Scotland
. In 1405 he was commissioned to fine members of the gentry associated with the rebellion by Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
, and was the same year elected to represent Yorkshire
as a knight of the shire (MP), a job he returned to for the Parliaments of 1414, 1415, 1420 and 1421. In 1408 he was commissioned again to fine gentry associated with the Percy Rebellion after their defeat at the Battle of Bramham Moor
.
In 1409 and 1410 he attempted to gain peace with the Scot
s; after this failed he was tasked with raising forces against them. In 1415 along with John Strange he raised forces against the French before the Hundred Years' War (1415–1429) and was elected speaker of the 1415 parliament, which met on November the 4th and lasted only 8 days due to the loyalist feeling after the Battle of Agincourt
before Parliament voted for supplies to maintain the war with France. In 1421 he was again commissioned to raise money for the war with France
before his death in 1426.
His son, Matthew Redman, died before him in 1419. Richard Redman, the Bishop of Exeter, was most likely his great-grandson.
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soldier, administrator and politician, being elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
representing Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
and later acting as the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Parliament of 1415.
He was the son of Sir Matthew Redman, who served in France
France
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and Spain
Spain
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under John of Gaunt
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , KG was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...
, and grandson of another Sir Matthew Redman who was the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Westmorland
Westmorland
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in 1357 and 1358.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland
High Sheriff of Cumberland
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
for 1387, 1391, 1394, 1397, 1401 and 1410 and High Sheriff of Yorkshire
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
for 1403 and 1415.
In 1393 Richard was granted leave to hold a tournament in Carlisle. Between 1399 and 1400 he travelled to Ireland with John de Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham
John de Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham
John de Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham was the son of John de Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham and Joan de Beauchamp. He was given a licence to crenellate by Richard II in 1381 and built Cooling Castle at the family seat in Cowling or Cooling, Kent....
before returning to England
England
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in May to create a peace with Scotland
Scotland
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. In 1405 he was commissioned to fine members of the gentry associated with the rebellion by Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy and a descendent of Henry III of England. His mother was Mary of Lancaster, daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, son of Edmund, Earl of Leicester and...
, and was the same year elected to represent Yorkshire
Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
as a knight of the shire (MP), a job he returned to for the Parliaments of 1414, 1415, 1420 and 1421. In 1408 he was commissioned again to fine gentry associated with the Percy Rebellion after their defeat at the Battle of Bramham Moor
Battle of Bramham Moor
The Battle of Bramham Moor was the final battle in the Percy Rebellion of 1402 – 1408, which pitted the Earl of Northumberland, leader of the wealthy and influential Percy family, against the usurper King of England, King Henry IV...
.
In 1409 and 1410 he attempted to gain peace with the Scot
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
s; after this failed he was tasked with raising forces against them. In 1415 along with John Strange he raised forces against the French before the Hundred Years' War (1415–1429) and was elected speaker of the 1415 parliament, which met on November the 4th and lasted only 8 days due to the loyalist feeling after the Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
before Parliament voted for supplies to maintain the war with France. In 1421 he was again commissioned to raise money for the war with France
France
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before his death in 1426.
His son, Matthew Redman, died before him in 1419. Richard Redman, the Bishop of Exeter, was most likely his great-grandson.