Richard Crowle (15 July 1699 – 21 June 1757) was a

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lawyer and a Member of Parliament for the

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parliamentary constituency. He was a grandson of Alderman George Crowle, who was

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in 1657, and

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in 1661 and 1679, and a son of William Crowle, of Springhead, a merchant who served as chamberlain of the

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in 1688 and 1689.Bean, William Wardell. ''The Parliamentary Representation of the Six Northern Counties of England: Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmoreland, and Yorkshire, and Their Cities and Boroughs from 1603, to the General Election of 1886 with Lists of Members and Biographical Notices.'' Hull: Printed for the Author by Charles Henry Barnwell, 1890 Their sister Elisabeth married Daniel Wilson, another MP. Richard was educated at Beverley and

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before entering the

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to study law. He was

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in 1724. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1747 to succeed his brother

George Crowle George Crowle (11May 16961754), of Springhead, near Hull, Yorkshire was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1724 to 1747. Early life Crowle was the eldest son of William Crowle, merchant of Hull, and his wife Doroth ...

as the M.P. for Hull, but was elected in 1754 and served until 1757. He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of John Pearman, a London timber merchant, and had one son. They lived at Fryston Hall, West Yorkshire.

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