Richard Gobet ( fl. 1382–1390) was an English politician. He was a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

for

Devizes Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman castle, and received a charter in 1141. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-century civil war between ...

Life

Gobet was married to Agnes. Circa 1388, Gobet bought 20 acres of land in

Rowde Rowde () is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, on the A342 about northwest of Devizes. The parish includes the hamlet of Tanis. History The village now mainly consists of modern brick-built houses, but a number of 1 ...

, two miles from

, and seems to have resided in the area.

Career

He was elected MP for

in May 1382, 1385, 1386 and January 1390. It is unknown when he died, but there is no record of him being alive after 1390.

References

Year of birth missing Year of death missing 14th-century births English MPs May 1382 People from Devizes English MPs 1385 English MPs 1386 English MPs January 1390 {{14thC-England-MP-stub