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.

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

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

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
^ Dictionary of National Biography: Gardner, Sir James Tynte Agg
^ London Gazette, issue 30224 published on 10 August 1917. Page 10 of 48
^ London Gazette, issue 30793 published on 12 July 1918. Page 11 of 68
^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Vere Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon	Member of Parliament for Cheltenham December 1910–1911	Succeeded by Sir James Agg-Gardner
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronets (of Vaendre Hall, Monmouthshire) 1917–1942	Succeeded by Richard Hughes Mathias

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