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Strong was born at St Giles, London,<ref>British Census 1881 RG11 0674/24 p39</ref> the son of a flour factor of Mark Lane, London. He became a [[Justice of the Peace|J.P.]] for [[Surrey]], and a governor of [[Dulwich College]].<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886]</ref>
Strong was born at St Giles, London,<ref>British Census 1881 RG11 0674/24 p39</ref> the son of a flour factor of Mark Lane, London. He became a [[Justice of the Peace|J.P.]] for [[Surrey]], and a governor of [[Dulwich College]].<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886]</ref>


In the [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|1885 general election]], Strong was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Camberwell North (UK Parliament constituency)|Camberwell North]] but lost the seat in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1886|1886 general election]].<ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-richard-strong Hansard Milllbank Systems Richard Strong]</ref> He made no contributions in parliament during his time as an MP. Strong was elected to [[London County Council]] for Camberwell North in 1889 and remained until 1904.
In the [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|1885 general election]], Strong was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Camberwell North (UK Parliament constituency)|Camberwell North]]. He retired at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1886|1886 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Metropolitan Constituencies|date=1 July 1886|work=[[The Daily News]]|location=London}}</ref> <ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-richard-strong Hansard Milllbank Systems Richard Strong]</ref> He made no contributions in parliament during his time as an MP. Strong was elected to [[London County Council]] for Camberwell North in 1889 and remained until 1904.


Strong died at the age of 81.
Strong died at the age of 81.

Revision as of 13:42, 18 May 2011

Richard Strong (1833 – 30 January 1915) was an English Liberal politician.

Strong was born at St Giles, London,[1] the son of a flour factor of Mark Lane, London. He became a J.P. for Surrey, and a governor of Dulwich College.[2]

In the 1885 general election, Strong was elected Member of Parliament for Camberwell North. He retired at the 1886 general election.[3] [4] He made no contributions in parliament during his time as an MP. Strong was elected to London County Council for Camberwell North in 1889 and remained until 1904.

Strong died at the age of 81.

Strong married Sarah from Worplesdon.

References

  1. ^ British Census 1881 RG11 0674/24 p39
  2. ^ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  3. ^ "The Metropolitan Constituencies". The Daily News. London. 1 July 1886.
  4. ^ Hansard Milllbank Systems Richard Strong
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