Richard Smart (by 1507 – 25 August 1560) was an English

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of Ipswich,

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, and landed gentleman who served as a member of the

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. Smart held the manors of Great and Little Stanbridge, holding them both of Thomas Shaa by

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and a small annual rent.Philip Morant, ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex'' vol. 1 (1978), p. 319 He was one of the two Members of Parliament for Ipswich in 1545 and again in 1555.Richard Smart
at historyofparliamentonline.org He died on 28 August 1560.

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1560 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Ipswich English MPs 1545–1547 English MPs 1555 Year of birth uncertain {{16thC-England-MP-stub