Richard Gard Explained

Richard Gard
Office:Member of Parliament
for Exeter
Term Start:27 March 1857
Term End:11 July 1865
Alongside:Edward Courtenay (1864–1865)
Edward Divett (1857–1864)
Predecessor:John Duckworth
Edward Divett
Successor:John Coleridge
Edward Courtenay
Birth Date:1797
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative

Richard Sommers Gard (1797 – 16 December 1868) was a British Conservative politician.

After failing at Honiton in 1852,[1] Gard was elected Conservative MP for Exeter at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election at that year's general election.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Election Intelligence. 14 May 2018. Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 10 July 1852. 6–7. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  2. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book.