Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet
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Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet (9 January 1585 – 14 September 1645) was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster.
Grosvenor was educated at Queen's College, Oxford, graduating in 1602. He was knighted in 1617 and made a baronet in 1622. He represented Cheshire in the Parliament of England in 1621, 1626 and 1628-9. His diary taking has been described as meticulous and it is thought his diary taking represents some of the most complete accounts of Parliamentary debate from the period.
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| Preceded by unknown |
Member for Cheshire with 1621-1624 |
Succeeded by William Booth William Brereton |
| Preceded by Robert Cholmondeley, Bt Sir Anthony St John |
Member for Cheshire with Peter Daniel (MP) 1626-1628 Sir William Brereton, Bt 1628-1640 1628-1640 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Aston, Bt Sir William Brereton, Bt |
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