Richard Lowndes (?1707–75), of Winslow,

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, was an English politician. He was the son of Robert Lowndes of Winslow, Buckinghamshire and educated at

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and

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. He succeeded his father in 1727, inheriting considerable estates, including

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. He later passed Winslow Hall to his son on the latter's marriage in 1766. He was appointed

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for 1738–39 and was elected MP for

(1741–1774). He married Essex, the daughter and coheiress of Charles Shales, banker, of London, in St Paul's Cathedral in 1730. They had 1 son (William, who later changed his name to William Shelby to inherit Whaddon Hall) and 2 daughters.

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