Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford
- Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford, PC, (3 September 1644 – 14 June 1723) was an English peer and Whig politician.
The son of the 1st Earl of Bradford and Lady Diana Russell was educated in Christ Church, Oxford in 1661 and 1662, and graduated with a Master of Arts. He succeeded his father's titles on 19 September 1708
Newport was Member of Parliament (MP) for Shropshire from 1670 to 1685, and from 1689 to 1698. Between 1704 and 1712 and between 1714 and 1723, he was Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, as well as Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire from 1708 to 1712. He was also Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire from 1701 to 1711 and from 1714 to 1723. On 18 February 1709 or 1710, he was appointed to the Privy Council. Newton died aged 78 in Soho Square, London.
Family
On 20 April 1681, Lord Bradford married Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, 3rd Baronet. They had five children:
*Lady Anne Newport (d. 1752), married Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Baronet on 9 April 1719
*Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford (1683–1734)
*Hon. Richard Newport (1685–1716)
*Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford (d. 1762)
*Lady Diana Newport, married the 6th Earl of Mountrath on 28 November 1721
References
*cite web | url= http://www.thepeerage.com/p2776.htm#i27760| title= thePeerage| accessdate= 2006-11-17
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