Sir Richard Musgrave, 1st Baronet (1585 – 6 November 1615) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1604 to 1611. Musgrave was the son of Christopher Musgrave and his wife Joan Curwen, daughter of Sir Henry Curwen of

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, Cumberland. He succeeded to the estates of Hartley and Edenhall, Cumberland on the death of his grandfather Sir

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in 1597. He was knighted on 25 July 1603 on the

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. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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. He was created

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on 29 July 1611.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage'' 1900
/ref> Musgrave died at

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at the age of 30 and was buried in the cathedral there. Musgrave married Frances Wharton, daughter of

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at the age of 14.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Musgrave, Richard, Sir, 1st Baronet 1585 births 1615 deaths English MPs 1604–1611 Baronets in the Baronetage of England People from Cumberland

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