Background
Richardson was the son of Sir Thomas Richardson and his wife Elizabeth Hewitt daughter of Sir William Hewitt, of Pishiobury, Hertfordshire.
Richardson was the son of Sir Thomas Richardson and his wife Elizabeth Hewitt daughter of Sir William Hewitt, of Pishiobury, Hertfordshire.
He was a grandson of Thomas Richardson who was a judge and speaker of the House of Commons. Richardson succeeded to the peerage on the death of Lady Cramond in April 1651 as his father died on 12 March 1645. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Norfolk in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1674.
Richardson died at the age of 46.
Richardson married Anne Gurney, daughter of Sir Richard Gurney, 1st Baronet, of Totteridge, Hertfordshire.
Cavalier Parliament]
In 1660, Richardson was elected Member of Parliament for Norfolk in the Convention Parliament.