Richard Rose (died ca. 1658) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the

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from 1640 to 1648. He was the son of John Rose of

Lyme Regis Lyme Regis ( ) is a town in west Dorset, England, west of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border. It has noted fossils in cliffs and ...

, Dorset and his wife Faith Ellesdon. He was a draper and became Lord of the Manor of Wootton Fitzpaine. In April 1640, Rose was elected Member of Parliament for

in the

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. He was re-elected MP for Lyme Regis for the

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in November 1640. Rose was not excluded from parliament in

Pride's Purge Pride's Purge is the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England. Despite defeat in the ...

in 1648, but was not recorded as sitting after it. The will of Richard Rose of Wootton Fitzpaine was proved at the Probate Court of Canterbury on 19 February 1658.National Archives Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Richard Year of birth missing 1650s deaths English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 17th-century English merchants Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Lyme Regis