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Richard Rigby

(b. 1722, Essex – d. 1788, London, England )

Gender: M

Richard Rigby (1722-1788) was MP for Tavistock and represented the Bedford interest in parliament. He was regarded as the Bedford Whigs’ ‘man of business’, and made a fortune out of various sinecures.

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Title EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Mary Robinson 2122
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