Richard Wilbraham-Bootle

Richard Wilbraham-Bootle (20 September 1725 – 13 March 1796) was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons for 29 years from 1761 to 1790.

[1][2] He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford on 8 July 1742 and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1742 and was called to the bar in 1747.

In the 1784 general election, he was returned with a comfortable majority the first time he had to contest his seat at Chester.

[3] Together, they were the parents of at least six sons and eight daughters, including:[5] Wilbraham Bootle died on 13 March 1796.

His eldest son Edward inherited Lathom House and was created Baron Skelmersdale.