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Richard Gard

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Richard Gard
Member of Parliament
for Exeter
In office
27 March 1857 – 11 July 1865
Serving with Edward Courtenay (18641865)
Edward Divett (1857–1864)
Preceded byJohn Duckworth
Edward Divett
Succeeded byJohn Coleridge
Edward Courtenay
Personal details
Born1797
Died (aged 71)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

Richard Sommers Gard (1797 – 16 December 1868)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

After failing at Honiton in 1852,[2] Gard was elected Conservative MP for Exeter at the 1857 general election and held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek re-election at that year's general election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  2. ^ "Election Intelligence". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 10 July 1852. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Exeter
18571865
With: Edward Courtenay (18641865)
Edward Divett (1857–1864)
Succeeded by