Edward George Richardson (15 April 1903 – 29 December 1987) was an Irish politician who was a member of the Nationalist Party. Born in Moybane, near

Crossmaglen Crossmaglen (, ) is a village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,610 in the 2011 Census and is the largest village in South Armagh. The village centre is the site of a large Police Service of Northern Irel ...

, Ireland, Richardson worked as a

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and as a farmer,Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
/ref> and was an All-Ireland cycling champion. He attempted to become the Nationalist Party candidate in

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at the

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. He was defeated at the local party convention. He was subsequently elected to

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.Brendan Lynn, ''Holding the Ground: The Nationalist Party in Northern Ireland, 1945 – 72'' (1997), Before the 1958 general election, Richardson announced that he would contest South Armagh. A nationalist convention was held in the constituency, but it decided not to put up a candidate against Richardson. As a result, he was elected, and immediately joined the Nationalist Party group. From 1965 to 1969, Richardson served as the Shadow Minister for Sport. He was the only Nationalist MP not to shadow an actual Minister.

Eamonn McCann Eamonn McCann (born 10 March 1943) is an Irish politician, journalist, political activist, and former councillor from Derry, Northern Ireland. McCann was a People Before Profit (PBP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 2016 ...

, ''War and an Irish Town''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Edward 1903 births 1987 deaths Members of Armagh County Council Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1958–1962 Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1962–1965 Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1965–1969 Nationalist Party (Ireland) members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland People from Crossmaglen Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for County Armagh constituencies Politicians from County Armagh