George Richardson (Canadian politician) explained

George Clough Richardson
Birth Date:5 December 1916
Birth Place:Glen Afton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death Place:Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Profession:Farmer
Party:Progressive Conservative
Office1:Member of Parliament for Humboldt—Lake Centre
Term Start1:May 22, 1979
Term End1:February 18, 1980
Predecessor1:riding established
Successor1:Vic Althouse
Alma Mater:University of Saskatchewan (BSA1948)

George Clough Richardson[1] (December 5, 1916 – June 26, 2000) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a farmer by trade.

He represented Saskatchewan's Humboldt—Lake Centre electoral district which he won in the 1979 federal election. After serving his only term, the 31st Canadian Parliament, he was defeated in the 1980 federal election by Vic Althouse of the New Democratic Party.

Richardson made two previous unsuccessful attempts to enter Parliament in the 1972 and 1974 federal elections at Regina—Lake Centre electoral district. He died in Saskatoon in 2000.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Federal Members of the House Of Commons for the North-West Territories . The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan.
  2. Web site: Richardson surname of family tree: The Richardson Family . 2012-10-14 . TribalPages .