Richard Tyrwhitt
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Simcoe South
In office
1882–1900
Preceded byWilliam Carruthers Little
Succeeded byHaughton Lennox
Personal details
Born(1844-11-29)November 29, 1844
Simcoe County, Canada West
DiedJune 22, 1900(1900-06-22) (aged 55)
Bradford, Ontario, Canada[1]
Political partyConservative

Richard Tyrwhitt (November 29, 1844 June 22, 1900) was a Canadian politician.[2]

Born in Simcoe County, Canada West, the son of William Tyrwhitt, he was educated in Barrie and also privately tutored. Tyrwhitt became a farmer in Bradford. In 1870, he married Emma Whitaker.[1]

Tyrwhitt was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario electoral district of Simcoe South in an 1882 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, William Carruthers Little. A Conservative, he was re-elected at the general elections of 1882, 1887, 1891, and 1896. He died while in office in 1900. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel with the 36th Peel Battalion of Infantry, now part of The Lorne Scots. He served during the North-West Rebellion and the Fenian raids.[2]

Electoral record

1887 Canadian federal election: York North
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilliam Mulock2,526
ConservativeRichard Tyrwhitt2,231

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. 1 2 Richard Tyrwhitt – Parliament of Canada biography
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