# Richard Mathias

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{{Short description|Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom}}
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'''Sir Richard Mathias, 1st Baronet''' (1 June 1863 – 26 October 1942)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|c|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> was a [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_(UK)) politician in the United Kingdom.  He was elected at the [December 1910 general election](/source/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election) as [member of parliament](/source/member_of_parliament) (MP) for [Cheltenham](/source/Cheltenham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), but was subsequently unseated on petition.<ref>[Dictionary of National Biography](/source/Dictionary_of_National_Biography): Gardner, Sir James Tynte Agg</ref> His brother was the Liberal candidate at the resulting [by-election in April 1911](/source/1911_Cheltenham_by-election), but lost by four votes to the [Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) candidate, former MP Sir [James Agg-Gardner](/source/James_Agg-Gardner).

He was made a [baronet](/source/baronet) on 28 June 1917, of [Vaendre Hall](/source/Vaendre_Hall), [Monmouthshire](/source/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](/source/Deputy_Lieutenant) of [Monmouthshire](/source/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](/source/Sheriff_of_Monmouthshire) in 1923.

In 1922 he contested the general election as an Independent candidate for [Merthyr](/source/Merthyr_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) losing to the Labour candidate in a 2-way contest.<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>

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|title=[General election 1922](/source/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election): Merthyr<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = [Richard Collingham Wallhead](/source/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
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{{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](/source/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_with_the_shortest_service)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Hansard-contribs | mr-richard-mathias | Richard Mathias }}

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  | title  = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [Cheltenham](/source/Cheltenham_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
  | years  = [December 1910](/source/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election)–[1911](/source/1911_Cheltenham_by-election)
  | before = [Vere Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon](/source/Vere_Ponsonby%2C_9th_Earl_of_Bessborough)
  | after  = Sir [James Agg-Gardner](/source/James_Agg-Gardner)
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  | title  = [Baronets](/source/Mathias_Baronets)<br />'''(of Vaendre Hall, Monmouthshire)'''
  | years  = 1917–1942
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{{s-aft | after = [Richard Hughes Mathias](/source/Richard_Hughes_Mathias) }}
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Category:1863 births
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Category:Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Category:Deputy lieutenants of Monmouthshire
Category:High sheriffs of Monmouthshire
Category:Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Category:UK MPs 1910–1918
Category:Politics of Cheltenham

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