Richard Woghere ( fl. 1378–1407), of

East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town in West Sussex, England, near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders, south of London, northeast of Brighton, and northeast of the county town of Chichester. Situated in the extreme northeast of the county, the civ ...

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, was an English politician.

Family

His son,

John Woghere John Woghere ( fl. 1414–1437) of East Grinstead, Sussex, was an English politician and husbandman. Family He was the son of Richard Woghere, also an MP for East Grinstead. Woghere married a woman named Margery. If there were children, they are ...

, was also an MP for East Grinstead. His wife's name is unrecorded, and no other children are recorded.

Career

Woghere was bailiff of East Grinstead from 1382 to 1384. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in 1378, May 1382, April 1384, November 1384, 1385, September 1388, 1399, 1402 and 1407.

References

14th-century births 15th-century deaths English MPs 1378 English MPs May 1382 People from East Grinstead English MPs April 1384 English MPs November 1384 English MPs 1385 English MPs September 1388 English MPs 1399 English MPs 1402 English MPs 1407 {{15thC-England-MP-stub