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Richard Pattinson Winfrey

Sir Richard Winfrey (5 August 1858 – 18 April 1944) was a British Liberal Party politician, newspaper publisher and campaigner for agricultural rights.1

Born 1902, died 1985.1

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Sir Richard Winfrey (5 August 1858 – 18 April 1944) was a British Liberal Party politician, newspaper publisher and campaigner for agricultural rights. He served as Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk, 1906–1923, and for Gainsborough, 1923–1924.

From Wikipedia’s article on Richard Pattinson Winfrey, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Career

Occupation: newspaper proprietor, politician.5

Personal life

  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom6

Politics

Winfrey stood in eight general elections. He first contested South West Norfolk as a Liberal at the general election of 1895

and tried again in 1900.

He was elected Liberal MP for South West Norfolk at the 1906 Liberal landslide election

and he held the seat

with the help of the Coalition Coupon

until 1923. He also represented Gainsborough from 1923 to 1924.

His first career had been as a chemist, and he steered the Poisons and Pharmacy Act 1908 through Parliament.

From Wikipedia’s article on Richard Pattinson Winfrey (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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