Francis Goodricke (1621 – 18 August 1673) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1659 and 1673. Goodricke was the son of Sir Henry Goodricke, of Great Ribston, Yorkshire. He was called to the bar at

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. In April 1659, Goodricke was elected

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for Aldborough in the

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.History of Parliament Online - Goodricke, Francis
/ref> In 1660, he was elected MP for Aldborough in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Aldborough in 1661 for the

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and sat until his death in 1673. Goodricke became

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and a reader at Lincoln's Inn. The custom had been established that the reader should provide a feasts for the Inn, a factor used to explain a decline in the number of barristers prepared to become readers. Goodricke's feast in 1673 was said to be particularly sumptuous.David Lemmings ''Gentlemen and barristers: the Inns of Court and the English bar, 1680-1730''
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodricke, Francis 1621 births 1673 deaths Members of Lincoln's Inn People from Knaresborough English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679 17th-century King's Counsel Members of the Parliament of England for constituencies in Yorkshire