Richard Cornwall (1493 – 14 June 1569) was an English politician. He was born in 1493, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Cornwall of

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and Anne Corbet. He succeeded his father as ninth Baron of Burford in 1537. Cornwall was one of many English knights to accompany

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in an invasion of France. He was a Justice of the Peace for Shropshire from 1542 to 1564 and was appointed

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for 1548–49, 1554–55 and 1561–62. He was elected a Member (MP) of the

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for Much Wenlock in 1545 and for Pembrokeshire in 1555. He died in 1569 and was buried at Burford. He had married Jane, the daughter of Sir Henry Wogan of Wiston, Pembrokeshire. they had 2 sons and a daughter.

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1569 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1545–1547 English MPs 1555 High Sheriffs of Shropshire 1493 births {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub