Richard John Darcey (26 February 1870 – 26 July 1944) was an Australian politician. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he received a primary education before becoming an apprentice jeweller. He eventually became a jeweller in

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, and rose to become President of the Retail Jewellers' Association. In 1937, he was elected to the

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as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He held the seat until 1943, when he was defeated, having been demoted to fourth place on the ballot to make way for Tasmanian state minister

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. Darcey died in 1944.

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