Richard Disney (by 1505 – 30 March 1578) was an English Member of Parliament. He was born the son of William Disney of Norton Disney and succeeded his father in December 1540. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in April 1554. He was a

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for Kesteven from 1547 to 1564 and served as

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for 1556–57 and 1566–67. He had married twice:firstly Neile, the daughter and coheiress of

Sir William Hussey ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

of Beauvale, Nottinghamshire. with whom he had 7 sons and 5 daughters and secondly Jane, the daughter of Sir William Askew of Nuthall, Nottinghamshire and widow of George St. Poll (d. 1558/59) of Snarford, Lincolnshire.

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1578 deaths English MPs 1554 High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire Year of birth uncertain {{16thC-England-MP-stub