Sunday, 18 February 2018
1829 Albion Richardson
Constituency : Camberwell 1910-22
Albion took Camberwell from the Tories at the second attempt with a majority of just 41.
Albion was privately educated in France and Germany. He worked as a solicitor but later became a barrister.
Albion's maiden speech supported the government's proposals for the House of Lords.
Albion sat on a number of wartime committees including the Appeal Tribunal for London and one on the Employment of Aliens in Government Offices.
Albion was re-elected as a Coalition Liberal in 1918. He was appointed to the Liberal Reunion committee at George Lambert's meeting .After investigating the abuse of conscientious objectors in Wandsworth Prison in 1919, a number of allegations of police malpractice were referred to him. He was knighted in 1919.
Albion stood down in 1922 and returned to his legal practice, mainly working in commercial law. He became Recorder of Warwick in 1931 then Nottingham in 1936.
He died in 1950 aged 75.
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