Jonathan Joseph Richardson
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Jonathan Joseph Richardson (1804 – 2 October 1876) was an Irish politician. He was a member of the Quaker Richardson family and a relative of James Nicholson Richardson
MP. He was elected as a Member of Parliament
for Lisburn
in 1853 as a Liberal
, and again in 1859 as a Conservative
, resigning in 1863.
James Nicholson Richardson
James Nicholson Richardson was an Irish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885....
MP. He was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Lisburn
Lisburn (UK Parliament constituency)
Lisburn was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-Boundaries:...
in 1853 as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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, and again in 1859 as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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, resigning in 1863.