Richard Standish
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Richard Standish was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659 and 1660. He was a colonel in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War
.
Standish was the son of Thomas Standish
of Duxbury and his wife Anne Wingfield, daughter of Sir Richard WIngfield of Letheringham, Suffolk. His father was MP for Preston.
In 1659, Standish was elected Member of Parliament
for Preston
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected in March 1660 for Preston in the Convention Parliament, but the elecion was declared void on 20 June.
Standish died at the age of 40.
Standish's son Richard was created a baronet
in 1677.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1659 and 1660. He was a colonel in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Standish was the son of Thomas Standish
Thomas Standish
Thomas Standish was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1642. Standish was a zealous Parliamentarian....
of Duxbury and his wife Anne Wingfield, daughter of Sir Richard WIngfield of Letheringham, Suffolk. His father was MP for Preston.
In 1659, Standish was elected 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,...
for Preston
Preston (UK Parliament constituency)
Preston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. He was re-elected in March 1660 for Preston in the Convention Parliament, but the elecion was declared void on 20 June.
Standish died at the age of 40.
Standish's son Richard was created a baronet
Standish Baronets
The Standish Baronetcy, of Duxbury in the County of Lancaster, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 8 February 1677 for Richard Standish, subsequently Member of Parliament for Wigan...
in 1677.