Richard Fort (29 Jul 1856 – 30 Jun 1918) was an English

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politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885. Fort was the son of Richard Fort MP for Clitheroe and his wife Margaret Ellen Smith, daughter of Major-General John N Smith HEICS. He was educated at

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and

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. He joined the

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in 1878 and became a lieutenant in 1880. He was a J.P. for Lancashire.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> Fort was elected as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe at the 1880 general election, a seat previously held by his father. He stood down at the 1885 general election, and did not stand for Parliament again. His nephew, also called Richard Fort,"The Times House of Commons, 1951", p. 139. was MP for Clitheroe from 1950 to 1959.

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* 1856 births 1918 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 11th Hussars officers People educated at Eton College Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub