Richard Gard
Richard Gard | |
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| Member of Parliament for Exeter | |
| In office 27 March 1857 – 11 July 1865 | |
| Preceded by | John Duckworth Edward Divett |
| Succeeded by | John Coleridge Edward Courtenay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1797 |
| Died | (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
Richard Sommers Gard (1797 – 16 December 1868)[1] was a British Conservative politician.
After failing at Honiton in 1852,[2] Gard was elected Conservative MP for Exeter at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election at that year's general election.[3]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ^ "Election Intelligence". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 10 July 1852. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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