Richard Bremridge (1803 – 15 June 1878) was a
British
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politician.
Bremridge was first elected MP for
Barnstaple
Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, bu ...
in
1847
Events
January–March
* January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government.
* January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in the Mexican–American War in California.
* January 16 – John C. Frémont ...
. He was re-elected in
1852
Events
January–March
* January 14 – President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic.
* January 15 – Nine men representing various Jewish charitable organizations come tog ...
, but this vote was overturned in 1853 due to bribery,
and the writ for the seat was suspended. He then became MP again in 1864, after a
by-election in 1863 was overturned, but did not stand for re-election at the
next election in 1865.
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UK MPs 1859–1865
1803 births
1878 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1847–1852
UK MPs 1852–1857
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Barnstaple
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