Richard Assheton

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Richard Assheton (by 1529 – 1579), of Whalley and Downham, Lancashire, was an English politician.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Aldborough in 1559 and for Carlisle in 1558 and 1563.{{cite web|author=Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/assheton-richard-1529-79 |title=ASSHETON, Richard (by 1529-79), of Whalley and Downham, Lancs. |publisher=History of Parliament Online |date= |accessdate=2016-03-29}}