Richard Atherton

Sir Richard Atherton
Born
Richard Atherton

(1656-09-22)22 September 1656
Warrington, England
Died11 January 1687(1687-01-11) (aged 30)
Warrington, England
OccupationEnglish politician
Spouse
Isabel Holt
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(m. 1676)​
Agnes Dodding
​
(m. 1686)​
Children4

Sir Richard Atherton (22 September 1656 - 11 January 1687), was a Tory politician and an English Member of Parliament elected in 1671 representing Liverpool (UK Parliament constituency). He also served as Mayor of Liverpool from 1684 to 1685.[1][2] He resided at Bewsey Old Hall, Warrington and died in 1687.[3] He was 11th in descent from Sir William Atherton MP for the same county in 1381 and was the last Atherton in the male line to have been a member of parliament.

  1. ^ "Ophechte Haerlemsche Courant, April 19". National Library of the Netherlands. 1685.
  2. ^ "Ophechte Haerlemsche Courant, April 19". Europeana. 1685.
  3. ^ Henning, Basil Duke (1983). The House of Commons, 1660-1690: Introductory survey. Appendices, constituencies, members A-B. ISBN 9780436192746.