Sir Richard Cocks, 2nd baronet (c.1659-1726), of Dumbleton, Gloucestershire, was an English politician.

He was the son of Richard Cocks, eldest son of Sir Richard Cocks, 1st baronet of Dumbleton and Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Cooke of Highnam.[1] He inherited the baronetcy from his grandfather in 1684. He was a member of the Parliament of England for Gloucestershire 1698 - 1702, his parliamentary career being well-documented by his surviving memoranda books.[1]

He married:

  1. Frances (d. 1724), daughter of Colonel Richard Neville of Billingbear, Berkshire, who according to her funeral monument 'was eminently pious and zealous for the established Government and Religion'.[2]
  1. Mary (d. 1764), daughter of William Bethell of Swinden, Yorks.

Dying childless, he was succeeded by his younger brother.

References

  1. 1 2 D. W. Hayton (2002). "COCKS, Sir Richard, 2nd Bt. (c.1659-1726), of Dumbleton, Glos.". In Hayton, David; Cruickshanks, Eveline; Handley, Stuart (eds.). The House of Commons 1690-1715. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Frith, Brian (1990). Bigland's Gloucestershire Collections. p. 520.
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