Richard Harris (1777–1854) Explained

Richard Harris
Office:Member of Parliament
for Leicester
Term Start:2 September 1848
Term End:9 July 1852
Predecessor:Joshua Walmsley
Richard Gardner
Successor:Joshua Walmsley
Richard Gardner
Alongside:John Ellis
Birth Date:1777
Nationality:British
Party:Radical

Richard Harris (1777 – 2 February 1854)[1] was a British Radical politician.[2] [3] [4]

Harris was elected Radical Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester at a by-election in 1848—caused by the previous election being declared void on petition—and held the seat until 1852 when he did not seek re-election.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rayment . Leigh . The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "L" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . 16 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116183839/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Lcommons2.htm. 16 November 2018 . usurped . 22 September 2018 .
  2. News: The Leicester Election. 15 May 2018. Leicestershire Mercury. 9 September 1848. 2–3. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  3. News: Latest Intelligence. 15 May 2018. Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 9 September 1848. 8. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. News: Leicester Election. 15 May 2018. Berkshire Chronicle. 9 September 1848. 1. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  5. 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. 179.
  6. News: Wolverhampton Chronicle and Staffordshire Advertiser . 15 November 2018 . 7 June 1848 . 1 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .

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