Richard Onslow

English Member of Parliament, died 1664
Person human Q7328183
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Summary

Richard Onslow was born on 1601[1]. He died on May 19, 1664[2], in London[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Father: Sir Edward Onslow[6]
  • Mother: Isabel Shirley[7]
  • Spouse: Elizabeth Strangeways[8]
  • Child: Sir Arthur Onslow, 1st Baronet[9], Denzil Onslow[10], Elizabeth Onslow[11], Sir Henry Onslow[12], Q141601025[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England[14]
  • Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England[15], Member of the 1628-29 Parliament[16], Member of the April 1640 Parliament[17], Member of the 1640-42 Parliament[18], Member of the Second Protectorate Parliament[19], Member of the First Protectorate Parliament[20], Member of the April 1660 Parliament[21], Member of the 1661-79 Parliament[22], Member of the 1642-48 Parliament[23]
  • Educated at: Jesus College[24]
  • Member of: Short Parliament[25], Cavalier Parliament[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Family name: Onslow[28]
  • Given name: Richard[29]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[31]
  • Date of baptism: July 30, 1601[32]

Why It Matters

Richard Onslow is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where did Richard Onslow die?

Richard Onslow passed away in London[3].

Who were Richard Onslow's parents?

Richard Onslow's father was Sir Edward Onslow[6]. Richard Onslow's mother was Isabel Shirley[7].

Who was Richard Onslow married to?

Richard Onslow's spouses include Elizabeth Strangeways[8].

What did Richard Onslow do for work?

Richard Onslow worked as a politician[4].

Where did Richard Onslow go to school?

Richard Onslow was educated at Jesus College[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . historyofparliamentonline.org. historyofparliamentonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . landedfamilies.blogspot.com. Retrieved . landedfamilies.blogspot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [2] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Sir Arthur Onslow, 1st Baronet, Denzil Onslow, Elizabeth Onslow +2
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → London
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en']
    Sitelink count → 2
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  3. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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  4. 12w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Six degrees of francis bacon id → 10009144
    Given name → Richard
    Library of congress authority id → nr98044554
    The peerage person id → p65195.htm#i651950
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42729|batch #42729]]: TP named as #14c"
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