Richard Tooley (November 25, 1820 – February 28, 1910) was an

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farmer and political figure. He represented Middlesex East in the

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from 1871 to 1883 and from 1886 to 1894 as a member of the

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party. He was born in

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shire,

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in 1820 and came to Middlesex County in

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in 1855. He served on the town council for North Dorchester Township from 1863 to 1870 and was county warden in 1870. He was elected to the provincial assembly as a

in 1871. He resigned in 1883 but ran again in 1886.

Electoral history

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''The History of the County of Middlesex, Canada'', D. Brock & M. Moon (1889)
1820 births 1910 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub