Richard Wood (died 1682) was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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from 1646 to 1648. Wood was the son of Owen Wood of Rhosmor. W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> In 1646, he was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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. He was appointed

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on 21 January 1656. Wood married Catherine Bulkeley, daughter of

Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley (1585–1659) was a landowner from North Wales who supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. The son of Sir Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris and his first wife Mary Burgh, daughter of William, ...

on 22 October 1655. They had no family.

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Year of birth missing 1682 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales High sheriffs of Anglesey English MPs 1640–1648 {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub