Background
He was the second son of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford and his wife Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, 3rd Baronet.
He was the second son of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford and his wife Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, 3rd Baronet.
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Newport entered the British House of Commons in a by-election in 1714, representing (Much) Wenlock as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) until 1715.