Richard L'Estrange
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Richard L'Estrange or Le Strange was an English Member of Parliament
(MP). The son of Sir Thomas Le Strange, he probably secured election through his brother Sir Nicholas L'Estrange
, who was Chamberlain to the Duke of Norfolk
: he represented Shoreham
in the Parliament of 1559 and King's Lynn
in that of 1563, both boroughs where the Duke was regularly able to nominate one of the two MPs.
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,...
(MP). The son of Sir Thomas Le Strange, he probably secured election through his brother Sir Nicholas L'Estrange
Nicholas L'Estrange
Sir Nicholas le Strange was an English Member of Parliament . The son of Sir Thomas Le Strange, he was knighted in 1547. He was appointed as steward of the manors of the Duchess of Richmond in 1546, and also Chamberlain to the Duke of Norfolk...
, who was Chamberlain to the Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal was an English nobleman.Norfolk was the son of the poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. He was taught as a child by John Foxe, the Protestant martyrologist, who remained a lifelong recipient of Norfolk's patronage...
: he represented Shoreham
New Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)
New Shoreham, sometimes simply called Shoreham, was a parliamentary borough centred on the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in what is now West Sussex...
in the Parliament of 1559 and King's Lynn
King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)
King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk, known as Lynn or Bishop's Lynn prior to 1537, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough, after which the name...
in that of 1563, both boroughs where the Duke was regularly able to nominate one of the two MPs.