Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet

Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet (c. 1589 – 27 June 1621) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1621. Worsley was the son of Thomas Worsley, of Appuldurcombe, Isle of Wight, and his wife Barbara St John daughter of William St John, of Farley, Hampshire. In 1604, he succeeded to the family estate on the death of his father. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 10 May 1605, aged 16. He was knighted at Whitehall on 8 February 1611 and was created a baronet, of Appuldurcombe, on 29 June 1611.

Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet

Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet (c. 1589 – 27 June 1621) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1621. Worsley was the son of Thomas Worsley, of Appuldurcombe, Isle of Wight, and his wife Barbara St John daughter of William St John, of Farley, Hampshire. In 1604, he succeeded to the family estate on the death of his father. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, on 10 May 1605, aged 16. He was knighted at Whitehall on 8 February 1611 and was created a baronet, of Appuldurcombe, on 29 June 1611.