Richard Chamberlain (politician)

For other politicians of this name, see Richard Chamberlain (disambiguation).

Richard Chamberlain (c. 1840 – 1899)[1] was a Liberal and later Liberal Unionist politician in the United Kingdom.

The younger brother of Joseph Chamberlain,[2] he was Mayor of Birmingham from 1879 to 1880,[2] and later Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington West from 1885 to 1892.[1] His relative, Robert Francis Martineau was also a City of Birmingham alderman and a member of the Birmingham University council.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historical list of MPs: I
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anderton, Thomas (1900). A Tale of One City: The New Birmingham. Birmingham: Midland Counties Herald. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  3. ↑ Alamac, British. "British Alamac 1882". British Alamanac - The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge . R.F. Martineau - Coucil of Birmimgham University. Company of Stationers, London 1812. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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