
Richard Empson
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Towcester |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | August 17,1510 |
Died | Tower Hill |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Place of burial | Whitefriars, London |
Parents | Elizabeth Joseph |
Job | Politician |
Children | Jane|Joan Empson |
Grandchildren | Sir George Pierrepont |
Great grandchild | Thomas Lucy |
Grandparents | Thomas Joseph, of Towcester |
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ID | 612913 |
Richard Empson Life story
Sir Richard Empson, minister of Henry VII, was a son of Peter Empson. Educated as a lawyer, he soon attained considerable success in his profession, and in 1491 was a Knight of the shire for Northamptonshire in Parliament, and Speaker of the House of Commons.