Richard Pilkington (1841 - 1908)
- Richard Pilkington (1841 - 1908)
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 1858/9 he became a partner in the family glassworks.[cite web |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/57727/38703?docPos=26 |title=Richard Pilkington (1841 - 1908) |accessdate=2008-09-01 |author=Theo Barker |date=September 2004 |work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=Oxford University Press] In 1863 he married Louisa Sinclair. He became a member of St Helens Borough Council, being elected mayor in 1896, 1897 and 1898. ["Election of Mayors", The Times, November 10, 1897 p.10 and November 10, 1898, p.10] By this time he held the rank of lieutenant-colonel, in the Volunteer Force, commanding a battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment and was living at Rainford Hall.]["Election Intelligence", The Times, December 26, 1898, p.4] 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 January 16, 1899. ["Election Intelligence: Lancashire (Newton Division)", The Times, January 17, 1899; p. 10] ]Pilkington held his seat at the subsequent general election in 1900, but was defeated in 1906 by a Labour candidate. ["The New Parliament", The Times, October 6, 1900, p. 13] ["The General Election", The Times,January 24, 1906, p.10]
Richard Pilkington died on March 12, 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.["Colonel R. Pilkington's Estate", The Times, August 12, 1908, p. 11] ]References
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