Captain Richard Alsager (died 17 January 1841) was a British politician and businessman who served as the

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MP for

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from 1835 to 1841. While in

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, Alsager made 15 contributions in the

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, spanning 1835 to 1839 only. He lived in

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, then a director of Globe Insurance. He was also a director of the

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. Alsager died at

in January 1841. His will passed less than the headline bracket of £30,000, its executor was Elizabeth Beatrice, his widow.''Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc'' (Portsmouth, England), Monday, March 1, 1841; Issue 2160. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900.

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