Richard Molyneux, 1st Viscount Molyneux
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Richard Molyneux, 1st Viscount Molyneux (1594–1636) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1614 and 1628 when he was created a peer.
Molyneux was the son of Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet of Sefton and his wife Frances Gerard, the daughter of Sir Gilbert Gerard and Anne Ratcliffe. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford
on 24 November 1609, at the age of 15. He was knighted on 27 March 1613. In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Wigan
. He held the office of Receiver-General of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1616. He succeeded to the Molyneux Baronetcy as the 2nd Baronet on the death of his father on 8 February 1622.
In 1625 Molyneux was elected MP for Lancashire
. He was elected MP for Lancashire again in 1628 and sat until December 1628 when he was created Viscount Molyneux by King Charles I
. In the same year, he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant
of Lancashire but noted as a recusant and non communicant. According to Aylmer, Molyneux was one of only two Royalist gentry in the county of Lancashire who held an important office of state during the period 1625-1642 (?) to 1636.
Molyneux married Mary Caryll, daughter of Sir Thomas Caryll of Bentone, Sussex in about 1618. He was succeeded by his son Richard Molyneux, 2nd Viscount Molyneux
. His daughter Charlotte married Sir William Stanley, Bt. of Hooton and his daughter Mary became the wife of Sir John Gage, Bt. of Firle, Sussex. Molyneux's brother, Sir Vivian Molyneux, was a scholar, traveller and Royalist agent in the 1640s, and an uncle of Robert Earl of Caernarvon, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
House of Commons of England
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at various times between 1614 and 1628 when he was created a peer.
Molyneux was the son of Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet of Sefton and his wife Frances Gerard, the daughter of Sir Gilbert Gerard and Anne Ratcliffe. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
on 24 November 1609, at the age of 15. He was knighted on 27 March 1613. In 1614, 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 Wigan
Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigan is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
. He held the office of Receiver-General of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1616. He succeeded to the Molyneux Baronetcy as the 2nd Baronet on the death of his father on 8 February 1622.
In 1625 Molyneux was elected MP for Lancashire
Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)
Lancashire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
. He was elected MP for Lancashire again in 1628 and sat until December 1628 when he was created Viscount Molyneux by King Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
. In the same year, he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Lancashire but noted as a recusant and non communicant. According to Aylmer, Molyneux was one of only two Royalist gentry in the county of Lancashire who held an important office of state during the period 1625-1642 (?) to 1636.
Molyneux married Mary Caryll, daughter of Sir Thomas Caryll of Bentone, Sussex in about 1618. He was succeeded by his son Richard Molyneux, 2nd Viscount Molyneux
Richard Molyneux, 2nd Viscount Molyneux
Richard Molyneux, 2nd Viscount Molyneux of Maryborough, was the son of Richard Molyneux, 1st Viscount Molyneux and inherited his title on his father's death in 1636. He married Frances Seymour, daughter of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Lady Frances Devereux, at Essex House on 28...
. His daughter Charlotte married Sir William Stanley, Bt. of Hooton and his daughter Mary became the wife of Sir John Gage, Bt. of Firle, Sussex. Molyneux's brother, Sir Vivian Molyneux, was a scholar, traveller and Royalist agent in the 1640s, and an uncle of Robert Earl of Caernarvon, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.