| Authorised form of name | Powle; Sir; Richard (1628 - 1678); barrister and politician |
| Dates | 1628 - 1678 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Shottesbrooke Park, Berkshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | c. July 1628 |
| Place of death | England, Europe |
| Date of death | 12 July 1678 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
Berkshire, England, Europe (17 July 1628)
Burial:
Shottesbrooke Church, Berkshire. England, Europe (14 July 1678) |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Christ Church, Oxford (1646); Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1647)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1654); MP for Berkshire (1660-1661); Commander of Militia, Berkshire (1660); Deputy-Lieutenant of Berkshire (1660-1678); Commissioner for Assessment for Berkshire (1660-1678), and for Kent (1673-1674); Commissioner for Loyal and Indigent Officers (1672); Commissioner for Corporations (1662-1663); Commissioner for Recusants (1675); Master of the Horse to the Duchess of York (1665-1671); Commissioner for Regulating the Duke of York's Household (1667)
Honours:
KB 1661
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| Membership category | Original Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/05/1663 |
| Relationships | Parents: Henry Powle and Katherine Herbert
Siblings: Henry Powle (FRS 1663)
Married: Anne Crispe |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Foster; Henning
Notes:
The election date is Powle's election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. Hunter indicates that his involvement goes back to the earliest years of the Society and there is some uncertainty regarding his exact date of a previous election. |
| Code | NA5745 |