English Member of Parliament (1671–1704)
Richard Markes (1671–1704) was a M.P. for Petersfield.
He was born in Portsmouth, the only son of Richard and Anne Markes. In 1693 he married Mary Randall of Petersfield: they had 3 sons and 2 daughters. He was Clerk of the Rope Yard in Portsmouth Dockyard from 1691; and a Freeman of Portsmouth from 1702.
References
- History of Parliament On-line
- 'One hundred years of a pocket borough: Petersfield and Parliament, 1685–1783' Surry, N. p8: Petersfield; Petersfield Area Historical Society (Paper No. 7); 1983 ISSN 0308-9266
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| Preceded byPeter Bettesworth | Member of Parliament for Petersfield 10 February 1701 – 1 January 1704 With: Ralph Bucknall Robert Michell |
Succeeded byLeonard Bilson |
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