He moved to live in Rotterdam, from where he supplied the Royalist Forces during the English Civil War. He was a member of the Merchant Adventurers by 1644, acting as governor from 1660 to 1675. He returned to England in 1652 and was a Commissioner of the East India Company (1658–1663, 1664–1665) and Deputy Governor of the Royal Adventurers in Africa Company (1663). He was knighted in 1660.[1]
He was elected MP for Southampton in 1661 and proved an active member, serving on many committees. He was made an Alderman in London the same year and a Deputy Lieutenant for London a year later, positions he held until his death. He was elected Sheriff of London for 1663–64 and Lord Mayor of London for 1670–71. He served on a number of public Commissions.[1]
richard, ford, southampton, richard, ford, 1614, august, 1678, english, merchant, local, national, politician, younger, merchant, thomas, ford, exeter, devon, educated, exeter, college, oxford, gray, moved, live, rotterdam, from, where, supplied, royalist, for. Sir Richard Ford c 1614 31 August 1678 was an English merchant and local and national politician 1 He was the younger son of merchant Thomas Ford of Exeter Devon and educated at Exeter College Oxford and Gray s Inn He moved to live in Rotterdam from where he supplied the Royalist Forces during the English Civil War He was a member of the Merchant Adventurers by 1644 acting as governor from 1660 to 1675 He returned to England in 1652 and was a Commissioner of the East India Company 1658 1663 1664 1665 and Deputy Governor of the Royal Adventurers in Africa Company 1663 He was knighted in 1660 1 He was elected MP for Southampton in 1661 and proved an active member serving on many committees He was made an Alderman in London the same year and a Deputy Lieutenant for London a year later positions he held until his death He was elected Sheriff of London for 1663 64 and Lord Mayor of London for 1670 71 He served on a number of public Commissions 1 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1673 2 After his death in 1678 he was buried at Bexley He had married Grace and had two sons and three daughters 1 References edit a b c d FORD Sir Richard c 1614 78 of Seething Lane London and Baldwins Dartford Kent History of Parliament Online Retrieved 7 May 2014 Fellow Details Royal Society Retrieved 7 May 2014 nbsp This English business related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a 17th century Member of the Parliament of England up to 1707 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Ford Southampton MP amp oldid 1172764679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
