Constituency : Barnsley 1931-35 ( Liberal National )
Richard took Barnsley from Labour as the Tories withdrew. He joined the Liberal Nationals to secure their support.
Richard was originally from Bishop Auckland but set up as a timber merchant in Barnsley. He was a town councillor and mayor of Barnsley in 1930-31.
Richard was decisively beaten by Labour in 1935.
He died in 1954 aged 75. His son Richard was a Liberal candidate in Coventry in 1950.
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