Category:Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland

**Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland**
	English politician; (1577-1635)
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Date of birth	1 March 1577 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584)
Date of death	13 March 1635
Place of burial	Winchester Cathedral;
Country of citizenship	Kingdom of England;
Occupation	politician; diplomat;
Member of	Useless Parliament; 4th Parliament of King James I; Addled Parliament; 2nd Parliament of King Charles I;
Position held	Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England; Member of the 1601 Parliament; Member of the 1604-11 Parliament; Member of the 1614 Parliament; Member of the 1621-22 Parliament; Member of the 1624-25 Parliament; Member of the 1625 Parliament; Member of the 1626 Parliament; First Lord of the Admiralty (1628–1635); Lord Lieutenant of Essex (1629–1635); Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (1631–1635);
Noble title	Earl of Portland;
Father	Sir Jerome Weston;
Mother	Mary Cave;
Child	Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland; Thomas Weston, 4th Earl of Portland; Lady Elizabeth Weston; Richard Weston; Mary Weston; Lady Anne Weston; Benjamin Weston; Lady Mary Weston; Lady Frances Weston;
Spouse	Elizabeth Pincheon; Frances Waldegrave;
Award received	Order of the Garter;
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From en:Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland: Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, KG (1 March 1577 – 13 March 1634/1635), was Chancellor of the Exchequer and later Lord Treasurer of England under James I and Charles I, being one of the most influential figures in the early years of Charles I's Personal Rule and the architect of many of the policies that enabled him to rule without raising taxes through Parliament.