Sir Richard Pryse, 2nd Baronet (c. 1630 – c. 1675) was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the

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in 1660. Pryse was the eldest son of Sir Richard Pryse, 1st Baronet of Gogerddan, Cardiganshire and his first wife Hester, daughter of Sir Hugh Myddelton, 1st Baronet. He succeeded his father in the

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in around 1651.John Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 3''
/ref> He served as a justice of the peace for Cardiganshire from 1652 to his death and was appointed

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for 1656–57. In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the Convention Parliament. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke. and his second wife Frances Willoughby. Pryse died without issue and was succeeded by his brother

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References

External links

Welsh Biography Online – Pryse Family of Gogerddan
1630s births 1675 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1660 17th-century Welsh politicians High sheriffs of Cardiganshire {{England-baronet-stub