Richard Harcourt (March 17, 1849 – November 29, 1932) was a

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lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as a member of the

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for the riding of Monck from 1879 to 1908. He was Ontario's treasurer from 1890 to 1899. He was born in Seneca Township,

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in 1849, the son of Michael Harcourt who was a member of the parliament for the Province of Canada and studied at the

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. He was principal of Cayuga High School and served as inspector of schools in Haldimand County from 1871 to 1876, also studying law during that period. In 1876, he married Augusta H. Young, was called to the bar in the same year and set up practice in

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. Harcourt served as deputy judge in

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in 1886. In 1890, he was named

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. He also served as inspector of schools for Welland and the town of

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. He died in Welland in 1932.

Electoral history

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1849 births 1932 deaths Canadian King's Counsel Ministers of finance of Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs University of Toronto alumni 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub