Sir Richard Shuckburgh

He was the second son of John Shuckburgh (d. 1631) of Upper Shuckburgh and Mary, daughter of Richard Middlemore of Edgbaston.^[1] His mother came from a recusant family.^[2] He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford in 1615 and was awarded his BA in the same year.^[1] His elder brother having died, he inherited the family estate on his father's death.^[1] His election as MP for Warwickshire at a second poll in 1640 was engineered by the royalist faction.^[3] His royalism led him into conflict with the dominant faction in the Long Parliament and he withdrew to his estate.^[1] He allegedly encountered [Charles I] when out hunting and agreed to join the king's forces. He was present at the battle of Edgehill the following day and was knighted.^[1] He returned to Upper Shuckburgh after the battle, where he was wounded resisting a parliamentary attack. He was taken as a prisoner to Kenilworth and expelled from the House of Commons.^[1] On his eventual release from imprisonment, having paid a substantial fine, he retired to his estate and lived quietly.^[1]

He was commemorated by a marble monument in the church of St John the Baptist, Upper Shuckburgh.^[4]

He married:

1. Mary (d. 1629), daughter of Ralph Sneyd of Keele Hall, Staffordshire and widow of William Crompton of Stone^[1]
2. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Lee of Billesley, Warwickshire^[1]
3. Grace (d.1677), daughter of Sir Thomas Holte of Aston Hall, Warwickshire, by whom he had six sons and four daughters. He was succeeded by his son John, who was created a baronet in 1660. His widow later married John Keating.^[1]