Richard Taylor (died 1699)

Richard Taylor (c. 1649 – 20 April 1699) was an English Member of Parliament.

He was the only son of Major Samuel Taylor of Wallingwells Priory, Nottinghamshire. He succeeded his father in 1679.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1689–90 and elected MP for East Retford in 1690, holding the seat until 1698.

He died in 1699 and was buried at Carlton. He had married Bridget, the daughter of Sir Ralph Knight of Langold and Warsop, Nottinghamshire, with whom he had a son, whom he outlived, and a daughter also named Bridget who married Thomas White and was the mother of John and Taylor White. On Taylor's death, the family seat at Wallingwells passed to his daughter Bridget and became the main seat of the White family.

References

    • "TAYLOR, Richard (c.1649-99), of Wallingwells, Notts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
    Parliament of England
    Preceded by
    Hon. Evelyn Pierrepont
    John Thornhagh
    Member of Parliament for East Retford
    1690–1698
    With: John Thornhagh
    Succeeded by
    John Thornhagh
    Sir Willoughby Hickman
    Honorary titles
    Preceded by
    Sir Thomas Parkyns
    High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
    1689–1690
    Succeeded by
    Sir Nathaniel Curzon


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