Richard Butler
English politician
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| Intro | English politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1510 |
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Richard Butler (c. 1510–1568 or later), was an English politician.
He was a fruit and cloth merchant in Southampton, made sheriff of the town in 1549–50 and mayor for 1551–52 and 1563–65. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Southampton in April 1554.