Richard Bulkeley, of Llangefni and Porthamel, Llanidan, Anglesey, was a Welsh politician. He was the eldest son of Rowland Bulkeley of Beaumaris, Anglesey. He was a

Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

for Anglesey from c.1593 and was appointed High Sheriff of Anglesey for 1597–98 and 1601–02. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Anglesey 1589. He married twice: firstly Mary, the daughter of William Lewis of

Presaddfed Hall Presaddfed Hall is a small Grade II* listed country house that stands amongst woodlands to the northeast of Bodedern, Wales, at the southern tip of Llyn Llywenan. Today the hall is a self-catering accommodation for rent. A walled garden lies to th ...

, Bodedern, with whom he had 4 sons and 5 daughters and secondly Elizabeth, the daughter of Rhys Wynn of Bodychen, Llandrygarn, and possibly the widow of Rowland Bulkeley of Cemlyn, nr. Llanidan, with whom he had two more daughters.

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* Year of birth missing Year of death missing 16th-century Welsh politicians English MPs 1589 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales High Sheriffs of Anglesey Bulkeley family {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub