Richard Gardner (politician)

Richard Gardner (1812 – 4 June 1856), was an English member of the United Kingdom Parliament, representing Leicestershire.

Gardner was born in Manchester, the eldest son of Robert Gardner, then a merchant in London. He attended first Charterhouse School,[1] then Manchester School, then finally Wadham College, Oxford University where he graduated with a BA in 1838, at the same time he joined the Inner Temple and practised as a barrister. Through this time he spoke about universal suffrage and published some political pamphlets on the subject.[2][3] He was elected as a Liberal member of parliament for Leicester in 1847 and was defeated in June, 1848, then re-elected in the general election of 1852, and held the seat until his death 4 June 1856.[2][3]

He married in 1850,[4] Lucy, the only daughter of count de Mandelsloh, minister plenipotentiary from Wurtemberg. He died 4 June 1856 from a heart condition,[5] leaving his wife and two daughters.[3] He is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.

Works

References
  1. Parish, William Douglas (1879). List of Carthusians, 1800–1879 . Lewes: Farncombe and Co. p. 92.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Gardner, Richard (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. Smith, Jeremiah Finch (1874). The Admission Register of the Manchester School. Remains Historical and Literary connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Cheshire Vol. XCIV. 3, part 2. Manchester: Chetham Society. p. 198. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. "London Friday, June 6, 1856". The Morning Chronicle. 6 June 1856. p. 1.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir John Easthope and Wynne Ellis		 Member of Parliament for Leicester
1847–1848
With: Sir Joshua Walmsley		 Succeeded by
John Ellis and Richard Harris
Preceded by
John Ellis and Richard Harris		 Member of Parliament for Leicester
1852–56
With: Sir Joshua Walmsley		 Succeeded by
Sir Joshua Walmsley and John Biggs


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