Richard Gard

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

Richard Gard
Member of Parliament for Exeter
In office 27 March 1857 – 11 July 1865 Serving with Edward Courtenay (1864–1865) Edward Divett (1857–1864)
Preceded by	John Duckworth Edward Divett
Succeeded by	John Coleridge Edward Courtenay
Personal details
Born	1797
Died	16 December 1868 (aged 71)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative

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

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.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Edward Divett

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Duckworth Edward Divett	Member of Parliament for Exeter 1857–1865 With: Edward Courtenay (1864–1865) Edward Divett (1857–1864)	Succeeded by John Coleridge Edward Courtenay