Richard Smart (by 1507 – 25 August 1560) was an

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burgess of

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, and

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who served as a member of the

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. Smart held the manors of Great and Little Stanbridge, holding them both of Thomas Shaa by

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and a small annual rent.Philip Morant, ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex'' vol. 1 (1978), p. 319 He was one of the two Members of Parliament for

in 1545 and again in 1555.Richard Smart
at historyofparliamentonline.org He died on 28 August 1560.

References

1560 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Ipswich English MPs 1545–1547 English MPs 1555 Year of birth uncertain {{1545-England-MP-stub