Richard Southcote

Richard Southcote of the Inner Temple, London and Shillingford (1570–1594) was an English politician and landowner.

He was a younger son of Thomas Southcote of Bovey Tracey by his 3rd wife Elizabeth, the daughter of George Fitzwilliam of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire.[2]

He was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1589.[3] He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Plympton Erle in 1593,[4] a seat which his father had sat for in 1558.[2]

He died unmarried in 1594, leaving his younger brother George as his heir.[4]

References

  1. ^ Pole, p.501
  2. ^ a b "SOUTHCOTE, Thomas (by 1528-1600), of Shillingford St. George and Bovey Tracey, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Inner Temple Admissions Database". Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b SOUTHCOTE, Richard (1570-94), of the Inner Temple, London and Shillingford, Devon. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
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