Richard Greaves Townley
English Whig politician
Richard Greaves Townley (20 July 1786 – 5 May 1855)[1] was an English Whig politician.
He was elected at a by-election in November 1831 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridgeshire,[2] and held the seat until his defeat at the 1835 general election.[1][2]
He did not contest the 1841 general election, but regained the seat at the 1847 general election[3] and held it until he stood down at the 1852 general election.[3]
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
- ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 25. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 357. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Greaves Townley
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Lord Francis Osborne Henry John Adeane | Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1831–1835 With: Henry John Adeane 1830–1832 Charles Yorke 1832–1835 John Walbanke-Childers 1832–1835 Eliot Yorke 1835–1865 Richard Jefferson Eaton 1835–1847 | Succeeded by John Allix Eliot Yorke Richard Jefferson Eaton |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1847–1852 With: Eliot Yorke 1835–1865 Lord George Manners 1847–1857 | Succeeded by |
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