Richard Howard-Vyse (MP)

Richard Henry Richard Howard-Vyse (24 August 1813 – 12 June 1872)^[1][2] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Richard Henry Howard-Vyse
Member of Parliament for Windsor
In office 4 November 1863 – 12 July 1865 Serving with William Vansittart
Preceded by	William Vansittart George William Hope
Succeeded by	Henry Hoare Henry Labouchère
Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire
In office 24 February 1846 – 6 April 1857 Serving with Rainald Knightley (1852–1857) Charles Knightley (1846–1852)
Preceded by	Charles Knightley William Ralph Cartwright
Succeeded by	Rainald Knightley John Spencer
Personal details
Born	24 August 1813
Died	12 June 1872(1872-06-12) (aged 58)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Julia Agnes Jolliffe ​ ​ (m. 1856)​
Parent	Howard Vyse

Born in 1813, Howard-Vyse was the son of Howard Vyse. In 1856, he married Julia Agnes Jolliffe, daughter of William Joliffe and Eleanor (née Paget) Jolliffe, and they had at least one son: Howard Henry Howard-Vyse (1858–1927).^{[citation needed]}

Howard-Vyse was elected Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire at a by-election in 1846—caused by the resignation of William Ralph Cartwright—and held the seat until 1857 when he was defeated. He later returned to Parliament for Windsor at a by-election in 1863—caused by the death of George William Hope—but lost the seat at the next general election in 1865.^[3]

Howard-Vyse was also a Justice of the Peace and a colonel in the Royal Horse Guards.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
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 Colonel Richard Vyse

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Vansittart George William Hope	Member of Parliament for Windsor 1863–1865 With: William Vansittart	Succeeded by Henry Hoare Henry Labouchère
Preceded by Charles Knightley William Ralph Cartwright	Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire 1846–1857 With: Rainald Knightley (1852–1857) Charles Knightley (1846–1852)	Succeeded by Rainald Knightley John Spencer