Richard Aldborough (1607 – October 1648) of Ellenthorpe Hall, Aldborough, Yorkshire was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1625 and 1644 He supported the

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side in the

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Ellenthorpe Hall across the Ure - geograph

Aldborough was the son of Arthur Aldborough (1585 - after 1653) and his wife Elizabeth Holland, daughter of Richard Holland of Denton, Lancashire. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Aldborough was elected

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for Aldborough in 1625 and 1626. In April 1640, he was elected to represent Aldborough in the Short Parliament and re-elected in November 1640 for the

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, but was disabled from sitting in 1643 for supporting the king. Although his father had the Parliamentarian army quartered on his estates in 1644 the family supported the King during the Civil War. Aldborough was treated as a delinquent and his estates at Humberton were sequestrated. Following his death his son William begged Parliament for the release of the estates in 1650. ''Parishes: Kirkby Hill or Kirkby on the Moor'', A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 (1914), pp. 367-371. Date accessed: 26 January 2011
/ref> He is thought to have died in exile in Rotterdam in 1648, predeceasing his father. He had married in 1627, Alice, the daughter of William Mallory of Studley, Yorkshire and had 4 sons. Following his death his son William begged Parliament for the release of the estates in 1650. Richard's father sold Aldborough manor and most of his other estates in 1653.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aldborough, Richard 1607 births 1648 deaths Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Cavaliers English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648