Sir Thomas Richardson (28 December 1846 – 22 May 1906)
was an English
Liberal Unionist
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politician.
Richardson stood unsuccessfully for
Parliament
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in
The Hartlepools
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at the
1892 general election, losing by a narrow margin of 76 votes (less than 1% of the total) to the sitting
Liberal Party
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member,
Christopher Furness.
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.
Richardson did not stand again.
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1846 births
1906 deaths
Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1895–1900
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