Constituency : Gorton 1886-9
Richard won the new seat of Gorton.
Richard was educated at Leeds Grammar School then was apprenticed to an engineering firm in Leeds. By 18 he was a locomotive superintendent on the Leeds and Selby railway. In 1861 he shifted to the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. He founded the Gorton Locomotive Works in 1847 but left before they were completed. In 1853 he founded the illustrious locomotive firm Beyer Peacock with Charles Beyer.He was a Unitarian and constructed Brookfield Church in Gorton.
Richard started his parliamentary career late in life, being 65 at the time of his election. He supported Home Rule, Lords reform, disestablishment of the church and local government.
Richard never spoke in the Commons.
He died in 1889 aged 68.
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