Richard West (Lord Chancellor of Ireland)

A portrait of West

Richard West (c. 1691 – 3 December 1726)[1] was an English barrister, judge, playwright and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1726. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1725 to 1726, succeeding Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton.

  1. ^ "West, Richard (c. 1691–1726), lord chancellor of Ireland". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29094. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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