Richard Lawley (by 1515 – 1569), of
Spoonhill and
Much Wenlock,
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
, was an English
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 ...
(MP).
He was a Member of the
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised ...
for
Much Wenlock in 1545 and 1547.
References
16th-century births
1569 deaths
Year of birth unknown
16th-century English people
People from Much Wenlock
People of the Tudor period
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707)
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