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Richard Pilkington (Newton MP)

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British politician

Colonel Richard PilkingtonCB
Member of Parliament
for Newton
In office
16 January 1899 – 7 February 1906
Preceded byThomas Wodehouse Legh
Succeeded byJames Andrew Seddon
Personal details
Born17 January 1841
St Helens, Lancashire
Died12 March 1908(1908-03-12) (aged 67)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseLouisa Sinclair

Richard Pilkington (17 January 1841 – 12 March 1908) was a British Conservative politician and member of the Pilkington glass-manufacturing family.

He was the second son of Richard Pilkington of Windle Hall near St Helens, Lancashire. In 1858/59 he became a partner in the family glassworks.

In 1863 he married Louisa Sinclair and in 1885 he bought the Rainford Hall estate, commissioning James Medland Taylor to build a new house. The building is in the Jacobethan style, of red brick with sandstone dressings.

He became a member of St Helens Borough Council, holding the office of mayor in 1881, 1896, 1897 and 1898. By this time he held the rank of lieutenant-colonel, in the Volunteer Force and commanded a battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment.

Richard Pilkington commissioned James Medland Taylor to build a new house on his Rainford Hall estate.

In December 1898 he was selected as the Conservative candidate for a by-election in the Newton constituency. He had previously been considered a Liberal Unionist. As the only candidate nominated he was elected unopposed on 16 January 1899.

Pilkington held his seat at the subsequent general election in 1900, but was defeated in 1906 by a Labour candidate.

Richard Pilkington died on 12 March 1908, aged 67. A condition in his will forbade the inheritors of his estate from permitting the construction or use of any building for the sale of intoxicating liquor.

References

  1. Barker, Theo (September 2004). "Richard Pilkington (1841 - 1908)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38703. Retrieved 1 September 2008. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. "Rainford Hall, Crank Road, Rainford - Building | Architects of Greater Manchester". manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. Election of Mayors, The Times, 10 November 1897 p. 10 and 10 November 1898, p. 10
  4. "Past Mayors of St Helens" (PDF).
  5. ^ Election Intelligence, The Times, 26 December 1898, p. 4
  6. Election Intelligence: Lancashire (Newton Division), The Times, 17 January 1899; p. 10
  7. The New Parliament, The Times, 6 October 1900, p. 13
  8. The General Election, The Times, 24 January 1906, p. 10
  9. Colonel R. Pilkington's Estate, The Times, 12 August 1908, p. 11

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byThomas Wodehouse Legh Member of Parliament for Newton
1899–1906 		Succeeded byJames Andrew Seddon


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