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Richard Strode
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Arms of Strode of Newnham in Devon: Argent, a chevron between three conies courant sable
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| Born | 22 May 1528 |
| Died | 5 August 1581 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | MP |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Cromwell |
| Children | William Strode |
| Parent(s) | William Strode Elizabeth Courtenay |
Richard Strode (22 May 1528 – 5 August 1581), of Newnham, in the parish of Plympton St Mary in Devon, was an English Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle in 1553 and 1559. He later served as escheator for Devon and Cornwall from 1565–1566.
He was the eldest son of William Strode of Newnham, Devon and Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Courtenay. He married, on 11 November 1560, Frances (died 7 February 1562), daughter of Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell and Elizabeth Seymour by whom he had a son: William Strode (1562–1637)
Strode died on 5 August 1581, two years after his father, leaving landed property worth over £60 per annum to his son and heir, William, then aged nineteen.
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