About William Richardson
Lived 1656 – 1727 (aged 70–71). William Richardson was a politician.
William Richardson (1656–1727) was an Irish politician.
He was the son of Major Edward Richardson of Legacorry (aka Richhill Castle), County Armagh, MP for County Armagh and his wife Anne Sacheverell, daughter of Francis Sacheverell and Dorothy Blennerhassett. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Armagh for 1690 and elected the MP for County Armagh in 1692 and 1715 and for Hillsborough in 1703. He had no children and was succeeded by his brother John.
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Irish politician, died 1727
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