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James Richardson (Liberal Politician)
James Nicholson Richardson (7 February 1846 – 11 October 1921) was an Irish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885. Richardson was the son of John Grubb Richardson of Lisburn, County Antrim and Bessbrook, County Armagh, and his first wife Helena Grubb, daughter of Richard Grubb of Cahir Abbey, Tipperary. He was educated at home until 1857 and then at Grove House Academy, a Quaker school in Tottenham.Emily Boyle, ‘Richardson, James Nicholson (1846–1921)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 200accessed 6 Dec 2010/ref> His mother died in 1849 during childbirth and his father remarried Jane Marion Wakefield; through the Wakefield family the Richardsons inherited their estate at Moyallon House, Gilford, County Down. At the 1880 general election Richardson was elected Member of Parliament for Armagh and held the seat until 1885. He was a supporter of the interests of the tenant farmers of Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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