Richard Mathias

Sir Richard Mathias, 1st Baronet (1 June 1863 – 26 October 1942)^[1] was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the December 1910 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheltenham, but was subsequently unseated on petition.^[2] His brother was the Liberal candidate at the resulting by-election in April 1911, but lost by four votes to the Conservative Party candidate, former MP Sir James Agg-Gardner.

Richard Mathias

He was made a baronet on 28 June 1917, of Vaendre Hall, Monmouthshire.^[3]

In 1918 he was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire^[4] and was Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1923.

In 1922 he contested the general election as an Independent candidate for Merthyr losing to the Labour candidate in a 2-way contest.^[5]

General election 1922: Merthyr ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Collingham Wallhead	17,516	53.0	+5.7
	Independent	Sir Richard Mathias	15,552	47.0	n/a
Majority			1,964	6.0	11.4
Turnout				90.6	+
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	n/a

See also

List of United Kingdom MPs with the shortest service