John Maunsell Richardson
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John Maunsell Richardson JP DL
(Great Limber
, Caistor
, Lincolnshire
12 June 1846 - Westminster
, London
, 22 January 1912), was a cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Member of Parliament
and a steeplechase
jockey
who won two Grand National
s as a rider in the 1870s.
John Richardson was educated at Harrow
and Magdalene College, Cambridge
.
s riding Disturbance and Reugny respectively. Both were trained by James Machell.
for Brigg
, but lost his seat in the General election
in the following year.
, who had died six years earlier. His wife, though legally Victoria Richardson, continued to be known as Victoria, Countess of Yarborough.http://www.archive.org/stream/lifeofgreatsport00rich/lifeofgreatsport00rich_djvu.txt
They had one son, John Richardson.
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(Great Limber
Great Limber
Great Limber is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A18, west of Grimsby and east of Brigg....
, Caistor
Caistor
See Caistor St Edmund for the Roman settlement in Norfolk or Caister-on-Sea for the town in NorfolkCaistor is a town and civil parish situated in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. As its name implies, it was originally a Roman castrum or fortress...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
12 June 1846 - Westminster
Westminster
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, London
London
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, 22 January 1912), was a cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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and a steeplechase
Steeplechase
Steeplechase may refer to:* Steeplechase, an event in horse racing* SteepleChase, a Danish jazz label* Steeplechase , a 1975 arcade game released by Atari...
jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
who won two Grand National
Grand National
The Grand National is a world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of four miles and 856 yards , with horses jumping thirty fences over two circuits of Aintree's National Course...
s as a rider in the 1870s.
John Richardson was educated at Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene...
.
Grand Nationals
Richardson won the 1873 and 1874 Grand NationalGrand National
The Grand National is a world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of four miles and 856 yards , with horses jumping thirty fences over two circuits of Aintree's National Course...
s riding Disturbance and Reugny respectively. Both were trained by James Machell.
Member of Parliament
Richardson won the 1894 by-electionBy-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
for Brigg
Brigg
Brigg is a small market town in North Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 5,076 in 2,213 households . The town lies at the junction of the River Ancholme and east-west transport routes across northern Lincolnshire...
, but lost his seat in the General election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
in the following year.
Family
In 1881, Richardson married Victoria Alexandrina (née Hare), the Countess of Yarborough and widow of his friend Charles Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of YarboroughCharles Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough
Charles Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough , known as Lord Worsley from 1846 to 1852, was a British peer....
, who had died six years earlier. His wife, though legally Victoria Richardson, continued to be known as Victoria, Countess of Yarborough.http://www.archive.org/stream/lifeofgreatsport00rich/lifeofgreatsport00rich_djvu.txt
They had one son, John Richardson.