Richard Pilkington (17 January 1841 – 12 March 1908) was a British Conservative politician and member of the Pilkington glass-manufacturing family. He was the second son of Richard Pilkington of Windle Hall near St Helens, Lancashire. In 1858/59 he became a partner in the family glassworks. In 1863 he married Louisa Sinclair and in 1885 he bought the Rainford Hall estate, commissioning James Medland Taylor to build a new house. The building is in the

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style, of red brick with sandstone dressings. He became a member of St Helens Borough Council, holding the office of mayor in 1881, 1896, 1897 and 1898. By this time he held the rank of lieutenant-colonel, in the Volunteer Force and commanded a battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment.''Election Intelligence'', The Times, 26 December 1898, p. 4 In December 1898 he was selected as the Conservative candidate for a by-election in the

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constituency. He had previously been considered a Liberal Unionist. As the only candidate nominated he was elected unopposed on 16 January 1899. Pilkington held his seat at the subsequent general election in 1900, but was defeated in

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by a Labour candidate.''The General Election'', The Times, 24 January 1906, p. 10 Richard Pilkington died on 12 March 1908, aged 67. A condition in his will forbade the inheritors of his estate from permitting the construction or use of any building for the sale of intoxicating liquor.''Colonel R. Pilkington's Estate'', The Times, 12 August 1908, p. 11

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* 1841 births 1908 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 South Lancashire Regiment officers {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1840s-stub