Richard Trentham (by 1515 – January 1547) was an English politician.
His father was Thomas Trentham of Shrewsbury from whom he inherited land in Shropshire.
In 1539 he acquired the site of Rocester Abbey, Staffordshire which had been closed down as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries and reestablished his family there.
He had married Mary, the daughter of David Ireland of Shrewsbury and had one son and heir, Thomas and 5 daughters.
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