Richard Blount (died 1564) was a sixteenth-century Oxfordshire gentleman, MP and lieutenant of the
Tower of London.
Life
He was the son of Richard Blount (d. 1508) and his wife Elizabeth, the daughter of William de la Ford of
Iver, Buckinghamshire. His father purchased
Mapledurham in 1489 and acquired Iver through his marriage.
The family were a cadet branch of the
Mountjoy family. He was a member of the household of
Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...
and
Edward VI and was knighted in 1550/1.
He became keeper of Dedisham manor and
Slinfold, Sussex and consequently elected to Parliament for Steyning in 1553.
Having laid low during the reign of
Mary I, he returned to public life in the reign of her successor. He was chosen to represent Oxfordshire in the Parliament of 1563 and was appointed lieutenant of the Tower by
Elizabeth I.
Family
He had married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Lyster of Southampton by 1529.
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Michael
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(c.1530–1610)
*Richard Blount (d. 1628) who was MP for
Lymington in 1593
Sources
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1564 deaths
English MPs 1553 (Edward VI)
English MPs 1563–1567
Year of birth missing