Arthur Richardson (politician)
Arthur Richardson (5 February 1860 – 27 June 1936)[1][2] was an English merchant and Liberal–Labour[3] politician from Nottinghamshire.[3] He sat in the House of Commons from 1906 to 1918.
Schooling
Richardson was born in
Politics
Richardson was elected at the
Richardson held the seat until the January 1910 election, when he was defeated by Cavendish-Bentinck. He was unsuccessful when he stood again in December 1910.[3] He returned to Parliament of the United Kingdom seven years later, when he was elected unopposed as MP for Rotherham at a by-election in February 1917 after the Liberal MP Jack Pease was elevated to the peerage.[8] He held that seat until the 1918 general election,[2] when he stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal Party candidate in Nottingham West.[9] He then contested the next three general elections in the Melton division of Leicestershire. After a clear defeat by the sitting Conservative Party MP Sir Charles Yate in 1922, he lost to Yate by only 44 votes in 1923, but by over 5,000 votes in 1924.[10]
Arthur Richardson died on 27 June 1936 in Edwalton, Nottingham.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3 )
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2 )
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ a b "East Bridgford St Peter - Monuments and Memorials". Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ a b Debrett, John (1918). Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son. p. 140.
- ^ "No. 27885". The London Gazette. 13 February 1906. p. 1044.
- ^ The Popular guide to the House of Commons. 1906. p. 117. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "No. 29935". The London Gazette. 9 February 1917. p. 1378.
- ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ Craig, British parliamentary election results 1918–1949, p. 413.
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