Philip Richardson

Philip Richardson

Personal information
Born	26 January 1865 Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died	23 November 1953 (aged 88) Weybridge, Surrey, England
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Medal record Men's shooting Competitor for  United Kingdom Olympic Games 1908 London Military rifle, team

Sir Philip Wigham Richardson, 1st Baronet (26 January 1865 – 23 November 1953) was a British sport shooter and Conservative politician.

Richardson competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1] In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in the team military rifle event. Four years later he was 65th in the 300 metre military rifle, three positions event and 33rd in the 600 metre free rifle event.

Richardson was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chertsey at a by-election in March 1922, and held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1931 general election.^[2] In 1929 he was created a Baronet, of Weybridge in the County of Surrey. He died in November 1953, aged 88.

References

1. "Sports Reference: Philip Richardson". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 473. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Philip Richardson
• Profile