{{Short description|Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use British English|date=November 2016}} thumb|right|Richard Mathias '''Sir Richard Mathias, 1st Baronet''' (1 June 1863 – 26 October 1942)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|c|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref>Dictionary of National Biography: Gardner, Sir James Tynte Agg</ref> 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.<ref name="londongazette-1917-08-10">London Gazette, issue 30224 published on 10 August 1917. Page 10 of 48</ref>
In 1918 he was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire<ref name="londongazette-1918-07-12">London Gazette, issue 30793 published on 12 July 1918. Page 11 of 68</ref> and was Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1923.
In 1922 he contested the general election as an Independent candidate for Merthyr losing to the Labour candidate in a 2-way contest.<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1922: Merthyr<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Richard Collingham Wallhead |votes = 17,516 |percentage = 53.0 |change = +5.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = '''Sir Richard Mathias''' |votes = 15,552 |percentage = 47.0 |change = n/a }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,964 |percentage = 6.0 |change = 11.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = |percentage = 90.6 |change = + }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Party (UK) |swing = n/a }} {{Election box end}}
==See also== List of United Kingdom MPs with the shortest service
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