FORD, Sir Richard (c.1614-78), of Seething Lane, London and Baldwins, Dartford, Kent.

Freeman, Exeter 1635, Southampton 1661; capt. blue regt. London militia 1659, col. white auxil. regt. 1661 – 66, common councilman 1659 – 61; commr. for assessment, London Aug. 1660 – d., Kent 1673 – d.; alderman, London 1661 – d., sheriff 1663 – 64, ld. mayor 1670 – 71, additional coal-meter c. 1661 – d., dep. lt. 1662 – d.; commr. for corporations, Hants 1662 – 63, loyal and indigent officers, London, Westminster and Hants 1662; jt. farmer of tin coinage, duchy of Cornw. 1664 – 67; member, Hon. Artillery Co. 1670, commr. for charitable uses 1675, recusants 1675; pres. St. Bartholomew’s hospital 1675–d.Exeter Freemen (Devon and Cornw. Rec. Soc. extra ser. i), 131; J. S. Davies, Hist. Southampton, 205; Mordaunt Letter Bk. (Cam. Soc. ser. 3, lxix), 150–1; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London, 71; Stowe 186, f. 15; CJ, x. 236; Ancient Vellum Bk. ed. Raikes, 98.

Member, Merchant Adventurers’ Co. by 1644, gov. by Nov. 1660–75; member, Mercers’ Co. 1654, master 1661 – 62, 1674 – 75; committee, E.I. Co. 1658 – 63, 1664 – 65; dep. gov. R. Adventurers into Africa 1663, asst. 1664 – 71; asst. R. Africa Co. 1672–d.CSP Dom. 1644, p. 320; 1660–1, p. 372; 1663–4, p. 310; Woodhead, 71; HMC 11th Rep. III, 55.

Commr. for trade 1656 – 57, Nov. 1660–8, for Tangier 1662 – 73, for marine treaty with United Provinces 1674–5.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 188; 1663–4, p. 660; 1673–5, p. 287; Pepys Diary, 27 Oct. 1662; Cal. Treas. Bks. ii. 280.

FRS 1673 – d.