Richard Winwood

Richard Winwood (15 April 1609 – 28 June 1688) of Quainton, Buckinghamshire was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1641 and 1685.

Biography Winwood was the eldest surviving son of Sir Ralph Winwood and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas Ball of Totnes, and stepdaughter of Sir Thomas Bodley. His father was Secretary of State in the time of King James I and was granted Ditton Park in Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Eton College from 1616 to 1626. However, in around 1640 he acquired the manor of Wexham.

In 1641, Winwood was elected member of parliament for Windsor in the Long Parliament. and ejected from various commissions.

In March 1660, Winwood was commissioner for militia for Berkshire and Buckinghamshire and became JP for Buckinghamshire until 1680. In April 1660 he stood for Windsor for the Convention Parliament but his election was declared void. In August 1660 he became commissioner for assessment until 1680. He was unsuccessful when he stood for Buckinghamshire in 1661. He was commissioner for oyer and terminer for the Norfolk circuit in 1661.

Family Winwood had married Anne Reade, daughter of Sir Thomas Reade of Barton Court, Abingdon, Berkshire. They had no children and his widow survived to 1 March 1694. One of his sisters, Anne Winwood married Edward Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton and their son Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu inherited the Ditton Park estate.