Sir Richard Mathias, 1st Baronet (1 June 1863 – 26 October 1942)[1] was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the December 1910 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheltenham, but was subsequently unseated on petition.[2] His brother was the Liberal candidate at the resulting by-election in April 1911, but lost by four votes to the Conservative Party candidate, former MP Sir James Agg-Gardner.
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He was made a baronet on 28 June 1917, of Vaendre Hall, Monmouthshire.[3]
In 1918 he was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire[4] and was Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1923.
In 1922 he contested the general election as an Independent candidate for Merthyr losing to the Labour candidate in a 2-way contest.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Collingham Wallhead | 17,516 | 53.0 | +5.7 | |
Independent | Sir Richard Mathias | 15,552 | 47.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,964 | 6.0 | 11.4 | ||
Turnout | 90.6 | + | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | n/a |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography: Gardner, Sir James Tynte Agg
- ^ London Gazette, issue 30224 published on 10 August 1917. Page 10 of 48
- ^ London Gazette, issue 30793 published on 12 July 1918. Page 11 of 68
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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