Richard Greaves Townley

Richard Greaves Townley (20 July 1786 – 5 May 1855)[1] was an English Whig politician.

He was elected at a by-election in November 1831 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridgeshire,[2] and held the seat until his defeat at the 1835 general election.[1][2]

He did not contest the 1841 general election, but regained the seat at the 1847 general election[3] and held it until he stood down at the 1852 general election.[3]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  2. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 25. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 357. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Lord Francis Osborne
Henry John Adeane
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire
18311835
With: Henry John Adeane 1830–1832
Charles Yorke 1832–1835
John Walbanke-Childers 1832–1835
Eliot Yorke 1835–1865
Richard Jefferson Eaton 1835–1847
Succeeded by
John Allix
Eliot Yorke
Richard Jefferson Eaton
Preceded by
John Allix
Eliot Yorke
Lord George Manners
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire
18471852
With: Eliot Yorke 1835–1865
Lord George Manners 1847–1857
Succeeded by
Edward Ball
Lord George Manners
Eliot Yorke
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