Richard Wainwright

Richard Wainwright may refer to:

  • Richard Wainwright (American Civil War naval officer) (1817–1862), Commander in the Union Navy during the American Civil War
  • Richard Wainwright (composer) (1757–1825), English church organist and composer
  • Richard Wainwright (politician) (1918–2003), British politician and businessman
  • Richard Wainwright (Spanish–American War naval officer) (1849–1926), officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War
  • Richard Wainwright (World War I naval officer) (1881–1944), officer in the United States Navy during World War I, awarded the Medal of Honor

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    “I have seen in this revolution a circular motion of the sovereign power through two usurpers, father and son, to the late King to this his son. For ... it moved from King Charles I to the Long Parliament; from thence to the Rump; from the Rump to Oliver Cromwell; and then back again from Richard Cromwell to the Rump; then to the Long Parliament; and thence to King Charles, where long may it remain.”
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