Richard Arkwright (MP)

Richard Arkwright (1835 – 14 November 1918)^[1] was an English Conservative Party politician.

Blake was the second son of John Arkwright, of Hampton Court, Herefordshire. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1857.^[2] In 1862 he married Lady Mary Caroline Byng, daughter of the Earl of Strafford. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1859.

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster at an unopposed by-election in February 1866,^[3] and held the seat until he resigned from the House of Commons on 8 February 1876.^[4] He stated that his position was not opposed to every change but against any 'great organic changes being made in matters connected with Church or State'. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire.

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
^ Arkwright, Richard in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 182. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850". House of Commons Library. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04731.pdf. Retrieved 30 November 2009.

Dod's Parliamentary Companion, 1872

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Arkwright

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gathorne Hardy Arthur Walsh	Member of Parliament for Leominster 1866–1876 With: Arthur Walsh to 1866 Viscount Mahon 1866–1868	Succeeded by Thomas Blake

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Name	Arkwright, Richard
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Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1835
Place of birth
Date of death	14 November 1918
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