Richard Wright (MP) facts for kids
Richard Wright (c. 1568–1639), MP of Sherborne, Dorset, was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dorchester in 1597 and for Queenborough.
Family
Richard Wright was the eldest son of Robert Wright of Sturminster Newton, Dorset. He was educated at Sherborne, Magdalen College, Oxford and New College, Oxford.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dorchester in 1597 and for Queenborough in 1604. He was Mayor of Lyme Regis in 1617–18.
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