Richard Fort (1822–1868)

For other people named Richard Fort, see Richard Fort (disambiguation).

Richard Fort (1822 – 2 July 1868)[1] was a Liberal Party politician in England.

He was elected as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe at the 1865 general election, and held the seat until his death in 1868.[2]

His son Richard was Clitheroe's MP from 1880 to 1885, and his grandson, also called Richard Fort[3] was MP for Clitheroe from 1950 to 1959.

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons4.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-26-4. 
  3. ^ "The Times House of Commons, 1951", p. 139.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Turner Hopwood		 Member of Parliament for Clitheroe
1865–1868		 Succeeded by
Ralph Assheton