Joseph Richardson (UK politician)
For other people named Joseph Richardson, see Joseph Richardson (disambiguation).
Joseph Richardson (1830 – 25 September 1902)[1] was a Liberal Party politician in England.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Durham at the 1892 general election. He was defeated at the 1895 general election by the Liberal Unionist Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, who he had ousted in 1892. Havelock-Allan died in 1897, and Richardson won the resulting by-election in 1898, but lost his seat again at the 1900 general election.[2]
He died two years later, aged 72.
References
- ↑ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 274. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Joseph Richardson
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Henry Havelock-Allan |
Member of Parliament for South East Durham 1892 – 1895 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Havelock-Allan |
| Preceded by Sir Henry Havelock-Allan |
Member of Parliament for South East Durham 1898 – 1900 |
Succeeded by Frederick Lambton |
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