Richard Greaves Townley (20 July 1786 – 5 May 1855)
was an English
Whig politician.
He was elected at a by-election in November 1831 as a
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
(MP) for
Cambridgeshire
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,
and held the seat until his defeat at the
1835 general election.
He did not contest the
1841 general election, but regained the seat at the
1847 general election and held it until he stood down at the
1852 general election.
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1786 births
1855 deaths
Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1831–1832
UK MPs 1832–1835
UK MPs 1847–1852
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