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Richard Patrick (MP)

Member of the Parliament of England for Huntingdon

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ7328298 ↗
Source-derived summary

Richard Patrick (died 1566), of Huntingdon, was an English politician.

He was a Member (MP) of the for Huntingdon in 1559.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Richard Patrick (MP)” as member of the Parliament of England for Huntingdon. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Richard, Patrick and Member.

Editorial reviewA strong contextual entry point for chronology, institutions and public events when official records are distinguished from later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1566, 1559—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Richard, Patrick and Member providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Richard Patrick (MP)”, the useful work is to connect “member of the Parliament of England for Huntingdon” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7328298. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1566 and 1559.

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This entry incorporates text from “Richard Patrick (MP)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.