Captain Richard Alsager (died 17 January 1841) was a British politician and businessman who served as the
Conservative
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MP for
East Surrey
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from 1835 to 1841.
While in
Parliament
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, Alsager made 15 contributions in the
Hansard
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, spanning 1835 to 1839 only. He lived in
Upper Tooting, then a director of Globe Insurance. He was also a director of the
Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company.
Alsager died at
Upper Tooting in January 1841. His will passed less than the headline bracket of £30,000, its executor was Elizabeth Beatrice, his widow.
[''Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc'' (Portsmouth, England), Monday, March 1, 1841; Issue 2160. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900.]
Sources
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
1841 deaths
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