Richard Mathias

Richard Mathias

Sir Richard Mathias, 1st Baronet (1 June 1863 – 26 October 1942) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the December 1910 general election as member of parliament (MP) for Cheltenham, but was subsequently unseated on petition. His brother was the Liberal candidate at the resulting by-election in April 1911, but lost by four votes to the Conservative Party candidate, former MP Sir James Agg-Gardner.

He was knighted in 1913, and made a baronet in the 1917 Birthday Honours, of Vaendre Hall, Monmouthshire.

In 1918 he was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire and was Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1923. He resigned his Deputy Lieutenant commission in 1938.

In 1922 he contested the general election as an Independent candidate for Merthyr losing to the Labour candidate in a 2-way contest.

General election 1922: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Collingham Wallhead 17,516 53.0 +5.7
Independent Sir Richard Mathias 15,552 47.0 n/a
Majority 1,964 6.0 11.4
Turnout 90.6 +
Labour gain from Liberal Swing n/a

See also

List of United Kingdom MPs with the shortest service

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
  2. ↑ Dictionary of National Biography: Gardner, Sir James Tynte Agg
  3. ↑ "No. 28690". The London Gazette. 14 February 1913. p. 1147.
  4. ↑ "No. 30224". The London Gazette. 10 August 1917. p. 10.
  5. ↑ "No. 30793". The London Gazette. 12 July 1918. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "No. 32805". The London Gazette. 13 March 1923. p. 1990.
  7. ↑ "No. 34527". The London Gazette. 1 July 1938. p. 4248.
  8. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  9. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig