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Há 5 dias · 'Canopied tomb of Richard, 1st Baron Rich of Leez, Lord High Chancellor, 1547–1551; founder of Felsted School and of Felsted Almshouses. Died 1567. The statue, originally coloured to the life, represents him in the robes, round cap and ornaments of a Lord Chancellor, with elbow resting on a cushion, holding a book of prayers.
Bio: Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, was Lord Chancellor during the reign of King Edward VI of England from 1547 until January 1552. He was the founder of Felsted School with its associated alms houses in Essex in 1564.
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (1496/7–1567), was Solicitor General in 1533. He gave evidence against Sir Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher before their executions in 1535, and also against Thomas Cromwell, who was executed in 1540.
Robert Rich returned to Bermuda in 1616 or 1617, and died there in 1630. See also. Rich family. Grandfather Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich; Uncle Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick; Cousin Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick; Brother Nathaniel Rich (merchant adventurer) Nephew Nathaniel Rich (soldier) True Reportory; Notes. Footnotes
The family was of Hampshire origin, and the chancellor's great-grandfather, Richard Rich (d. 1469), a prominent member of the Mercers' Company, served as sheriff of the city of London in 1441. He left two sons, John (d. 1458), from whom are descended the baronets of the Rich family, and Thomas, grandfather of the lord chancellor.
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (1496/7–1567), was Solicitor General in 1533. He gave evidence against Sir Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher before their executions in 1535, and also against Thomas Cromwell, who was executed in 1540.
