Richard Hampden (1674–1728)

Richard Hampden PC (aft. 1674 – 27 July 1728) was an English politician, the son of John Hampden, and great-grandson of Ship money tax protestor John Hampden.

Career

He sat for Wendover from 1701 to 1708, 1713 to 1714 and 1722 to 1728, and Buckinghamshire from 1708 to 1710, 1715 to 1722, and 1727 to 1728. In 1718, he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Treasurer of the Navy, an office he held until 1720.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Parliament of England
Preceded by Richard Beke John Backwell	Member of Parliament for Wendover 1701–1707 With: John Backwell 1701 Richard Crawley 1701–1702, 1702–1705 Sir Roger Hill 1702, 1705–1707	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Wendover 1707–1708 With: Sir Roger Hill 1707–1708	Succeeded by Sir Roger Hill Thomas Ellys
Preceded by Sir Richard Temple, Bt William Egerton	Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1708–1710 With: Sir Edmund Denton, Bt	Succeeded by Sir Edmund Denton, Bt The Viscount Fermanagh
Preceded by William Kerr Jonathan Hutchinson	Member of Parliament for Berwick upon Tweed 1711–1715 With: William Kerr 1711–1713 William Orde 1713–1715	Succeeded by Grey Neville John Shute Barrington
Preceded by Sir Roger Hill Henry Grey	Member of Parliament for Wendover 1713–1714 With: Sir Roger Hill	Succeeded by Sir Roger Hill James Stanhope
Preceded by The Viscount Fermanagh John Fleetwood	Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1715–1722 With: John Fleetwood	Succeeded by Montagu Garrard Drake Sir Thomas Lee, Bt
Preceded by Sir Roger Hill Richard Grenville	Member of Parliament for Wendover 1722–1728 With: Sir Richard Steele 1720–1727 The Viscount Limerick 1727–1728	Succeeded by The Viscount Limerick John Hamilton
Preceded by Montagu Garrard Drake Sir Thomas Lee, Bt	Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1727–1728 With: Sir William Stanhope	Succeeded by Sir William Stanhope Sir Thomas Lee, Bt
Political offices
Preceded by John Aislabie	Treasurer of the Navy 1718–1720	Succeeded by Sir George Byng
Preceded by Sir Roger Mostyn, Bt	Teller of the Exchequer 1716–1718	Succeeded by The Lord Onslow