Rice Richard Clayton (15 November 1798 – 4 May 1879), sometimes Richard Rice Clayton, was a

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politician. Born in Harleyford,

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, Clayton was the fourth son of

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and Mary née East. He was first educated at

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, before attending

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, graduating with a

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in 1820 and a

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in 1824. He also entered

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in 1819. In 1832, he married Maria Amelia Nugent, daughter of

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, and they had at least six children *Capt. Richard Nugent (3 Sep 1833-Feb 1914). Unmarried. *George Augustus (1840-3 March 1918), who married Elizabeth Godbere but had no issue. *Edward Everard (1842-Jul 1875) *Maria Augusta (d. 13 Nov 1875), *Francis Edmund (Dec 1844-11 Apr 1905), who married Eliza Liggins, and had one known daughter, Leila Cecilia -She married her cousin Sir Harold Dudley Clayton, 10th Baronet. *Arthur John (5 Dec 1846-22 Dec 1922), who married Alice Rose Jones, and by her had three daughters. *Louisa Maude (c. 1847-8 Jul 1923), Francis Arthur Hervey, son of Lord William, and grandson of both

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and Vice Adm. Thomas Fremantle. They had three children. *Emily Rose (c. 1847-27 Dec 1936), who married James Melvill Davidson but had no known issue. Clayton became a Conservative MP for

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at the 1841 general election but was defeated at the next general election in 1847. During his life, Clayton was also a

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and Deputy Lieutenant for Buckinghamshire, as well as a High Sheriff for the same county in 1838.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clayton, Rice Richard UK MPs 1841–1847 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1798 births 1879 deaths English justices of the peace Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire High Sheriffs of Buckinghamshire People from Buckinghamshire (before 1965) Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Younger sons of baronets Members of Lincoln's Inn People educated at Eton College English barristers