Richard Raynsford

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Sir Richard Rainsford
Born	c. 1605 Northamptonshire England
Died	17 February 1680(1680-02-17) (aged 74) Dallington, Northamptonshire
Resting place	Dallington Church Northamptonshire
Education	Exeter College, Oxford
Occupation	English Judge ( 1650-1678 ) Politician MP House of Commons(1660-63)
Known for	Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn London Member of the projected order of Knights of the Royal Oak MP for Northampton in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament Judge on Fire of London Disputes Act 1666 at Clifford's Inn in 1667 and 1672 President and Supervisor in Ireland in 1661-62 for the Act of Settlement 1662 in Ireland.

Sir Richard Rainsford SL (c. 1605–1680) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1663. He became Chief Justice of the King's Bench.