Richard Beale Colvin was a British Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 politician.

In 1890 he served a year as High Sheriff of Essex

High Sheriff of Essex

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 and was then elected as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Epping

Epping (UK Parliament constituency)

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 at an unopposed by-election in 1917, after Epping's Conservative MP Amelius Lockwood

Amelius Lockwood, 1st Baron Lambourne

Lieutenant-Colonel Amelius Richard Mark Lockwood, 1st Baron Lambourne PC, GCVO, JP, DL was a British soldier and politician.-Background and education:...

 was ennobled as Baron Lambourne. He was re-elected in 1918

United Kingdom general election, 1918

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 and 1922

United Kingdom general election, 1922

The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...

, and retired from the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 at the 1923 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1923

-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...

HIs portrait, describing him as a brigadier general, is held at the National Portrait Gallery

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