Richard Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Trerice | |
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Governor of Pendennis Castle | |
In office 1662–1687 | |
Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall | |
In office 1662–1687 | |
Member of Parliament for Bere Alston | |
In office January 1662 – March 1665 | |
Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel | |
In office November 1640 – January 1642 (excluded) | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1616 Trerice |
Died | 7 September 1687 London | (aged 71)
Resting place | St James's Church, Piccadilly |
Nationality | English |
Spouse | Gertrude Bagge (1645-his death) |
Children | John Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Trerice |
Alma mater | Lincoln's Inn |
Occupation | Landowner, politician and soldier |
Military service | |
Years of service | 1642 to 1646 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | First English Civil War Edgehill; Lansdowne; Bristol; Siege of Pendennis Castle |
Richard Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Trerice (1616 – 7 September 1687) of Trerice in Cornwall, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1664 when he was raised to the peerage. He fought in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War.