Richard Carter (1617–1668) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. T ...
in 1654 and 1656.
Carter was the son of John Carter of Columb, Cornwall. He matriculated at
Exeter College, Oxford
(Let Exeter Flourish)
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on 9 September 1634, aged 17. He was of St. Columb, or Columb Major.
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In 1654, Carter was elected Member of Parliament
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for Cornwall
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in the First Protectorate Parliament
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. He was re-elected MP for Cornwall in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
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.
Carter died at the age of 50 and was buried on 29 January 1668.
References
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1617 births
1668 deaths
Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall
Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
Place of birth missing
People from St Columb Major
English MPs 1654–1655
English MPs 1656–1658