Richard Sims Donkin

Richard Sims Donkin (27 August 1836 - 5 February 1919) was an English shipowner and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1900.

Donkin was the son of James Donkin of North Shields and his wife Ann Sims. He became a partner in Nelson, Donkin & Co steamship-owners of Newcastle on Tyne. He was a member of the committee of Lloyd's Register of Shipping and was a J.P. for Northumberland.^[1]

In the 1885 general election, Donkin was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly created constituency of Tynemouth.^[2] He held the seat until he stood down at the 1900 general election.^[2]

Donkin lived at Albermarle, Wimbledon Common and died at the age of 82.

References

^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 199. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Donkin

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Tynemouth 1885 - 1900	Succeeded by Frederick Leverton Harris

Persondata
Name	Donkin, Richard Sims
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	27 August 1836
Place of birth
Date of death	5 February 1919
Place of death