Sir Richard Skeffington (died 2 June 1647) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1647.

Skeffington was born after 1590, the second son of Sir William Skeffington, 1st Baronet of Fisherwick, Staffordshire, and his wife Elizabeth Dering of Surrenden, Kent.[1] He matriculated from Magdalene College, Cambridge, in autumn 1615.[2] He was knighted on 20 August 1624.[3] In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament for Tamworth. He was elected MP for Staffordshire as a recruiter to the Long Parliament in 1646.[2]

Skeffington died in 1647 and was buried at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, where there is a monument.[2]

Skeffington married Anne Newdigate, daughter of Sir John Newdigate of Arbury, Warwickshire.[2] His son was John Skeffington, who inherited the Massereene viscountcy in 1665.[4]

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  1. ^ George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1 1900
  2. ^ a b c d "Skeffington, Richard (SKFN615R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ Knights of England
  4. ^ Bergin, John (October 2009). "Skeffington, John". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
Parliament of England Preceded byJohn WoodfordJohn Wightwick Member of Parliament for Tamworth 1625 With: Sir Thomas Puckering Succeeded bySir Thomas PuckeringSir Walter Devereux Preceded bySir Edward LittletonSir Hervey Bagot Member of Parliament for Staffordshire 1646–1647 With: John Bowyer Succeeded byJohn BowyerThomas Crompton
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