Richard Cuney
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Richard Cuney was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1604 to 1611.
Cuney was of Lamphey, Pembrokeshire. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Pembroke
. He was High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire
in 1615.
Cuney was possibly father of captain Walter Cuney a Parliamentary officer under Colonel Rowland Laugharne
in Pembrokeshire in 1643.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1604 to 1611.
Cuney was of Lamphey, Pembrokeshire. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Pembroke
Pembroke (UK Parliament constituency)
Pembroke was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pembroke in West Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:For the creation and early history of the seat, see...
. He was High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire
High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Pembrokeshire. Under the Local Government Act 1888, an elected county council was set up to take over the functions of the Pembrokeshire Quarter Sessions...
in 1615.
Cuney was possibly father of captain Walter Cuney a Parliamentary officer under Colonel Rowland Laugharne
Rowland Laugharne
Major General Rowland Laugharne was a soldier in the English Civil War.His family came from St. Brides House, Pembrokeshire, Wales.Major-General Laugharne, Parliament's commander in south Wales during the First Civil War, sided with the insurgents and took command of the rebel army...
in Pembrokeshire in 1643.