John Richards (MP)

St John the Baptist Church, Hagley, memorial to John Richards MP

John Richards (2 April 1780 9 June 1847) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1832 and 1837.

Life

Richards was from Wassell Grove in the parish of Hagley, Worcestershire. He served as MP for Knaresborough in Yorkshire between December 1832 and 1837, and became High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1844.[1][2]

There is a wall tablet commemorating him in St John the Baptist Church, Hagley.

References

  1. Sheriffs for the Year 1844 in The Annual Register for 1844, p. 160, online at books.google.com (accessed 26 January 2008)
  2. "No. 20311". The London Gazette. 31 January 1844. pp. 347–348.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Hon. William Ponsonby
The Lord Waterpark
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough
December 1832–1835
With: Benjamin Rotch
Succeeded by
himself
Andrew Lawson
Preceded by
himself
Benjamin Rotch
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough
1835–1837
With: Andrew Lawson
Succeeded by
Henry Rich
Hon Charles Langdale


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