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Sir John RISHWORTH M.P. (1607?-1690)
| Name: | John RISHWORTH |
| Sex: | Male |
| Name Prefix: | Sir |
| Name Suffix: | M.P. |
| Father: | Lawrence RISHWORTH ( -1642) |
| Mother: | - |
Individual Events and Attributes
| Birth | 1607 (app) | Acklington Park, Northumberland |
| Title | M.P. | |
| Occupation | Historian and Secretary to Lord Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell | |
| Death | 12 May 1690 (age 82-83) | Fleet Prison |
| Burial | 14 May 1690 | St Georges Church, Southwark |
Individual Note
Queens College, Oxford MA 1649. Admitted to Lincolns Inn 1640. Clerk to the House of Commons 1640. MP Berwick 1657, 1660, 1678, 1679, & 1681. Recorder at Berwick. Secretary to General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. Author of "Historical Connections ....". Secretary of State for Civil War. Knight of the Bath.