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Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman (1573–1640) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625. He was created Viscount Wenman in the Peerage of Ireland in 1628. ==Life== Wenman was the eldest son of Sir Thomas (or Richard according to Burke 〔 Google Books〕) Wenman (died 1577) of Thame Park, Oxfordshire, and his wife Jane West, daughter of William West, 1st Baron De La Warr. He matriculated at Oxford University on 8 December 1587 as 'Mr. Case's scholar.' Wenman served as a volunteer soldier and behaved with great gallantry when Cadiz was captured in 1596.〔 He was knighted by Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex at Cadiz.〔(Knights of England )〕 Wenman was elected Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire on 20 December 1620, and was elected again in 1625. In 1627 he was High Sheriff of Oxfordshire. He was created Baron Wenman of Kilmainham, co. Meath, and Viscount Wenman of Tuam by letters patent, dated 30 July 1628.〔 Wenman was a patron of the poet William Basse, who dedicated several poems to him, including his collection ''Clio'', describing him as a modern Maecenas, :Never Maecenas bred more nobly true: :And O what virtue more, than life to give :To verse, whereby all other virtues live? Wenman died on 3 April 1640, and was buried at Twyford on 7 April.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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