# Richard Tonson

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'''Richard Tonson''' (1717–1772) was an English politician. He was [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) for [Wallingford](/source/Wallingford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) (1747–1754) and [New Windsor](/source/New_Windsor_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) (1768–1772).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=TONSON, Richard (d.1772), of Water Oakley, nr. Windsor, Berks. {{!}} History of Parliament Online |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/tonson-richard-1772 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}</ref>

Tonson built [Bray Film Studios](/source/Bray_Film_Studios_(UK)) in the 1750s.<ref name="Leyland">{{cite book |last1=Leyland |first1=John |title=The Thames Illustrated: A Picturesque Journeying from Richmond to Oxford |date=1897 |isbn=9781473321885}}</ref> He was a brother of bookseller and publisher [Jacob Tonson](/source/Jacob_Tonson).<ref name=":0" />

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