Thomas Richardson (Hartlepool MP, born 1846)

Sir Thomas Richardson (28 December 1846 – 22 May 1906)^[1] was an English Liberal Unionist politician.

Richardson stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in The Hartlepools at the 1892 general election, losing by a narrow margin of 76 votes (less than 1% of the total) to the sitting Liberal Party member, Christopher Furness.^[2] He won the seat at the 1895 general election, with a majority of 81 votes, but at the next general election, in October 1900, Furness retook the seat with a large majority.^[2] Richardson did not stand again.

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 119. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Christopher Furness	Member of Parliament for The Hartlepools 1895 – 1900	Succeeded by Christopher Furness

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