Richard Fort (29 Jul 1856 – 30 Jun 1918) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the

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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 Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for to ...

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

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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