Richard Tyrwhitt

For the English cleric and academic, see Richard St John Tyrwhitt.

Richard Tyrwhitt (November 29, 1844 – June 22, 1900) was a Canadian politician.^[2]

Richard Tyrwhitt
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Simcoe South
In office 1882–1900
Preceded by	William Carruthers Little
Succeeded by	Haughton Lennox
Personal details
Born	(1844-11-29)November 29, 1844 Simcoe County, Canada West
Died	June 22, 1900(1900-06-22) (aged 55) Bradford, Ontario, Canada^[1]
Political party	Conservative

Born in Simcoe County, Canada West, the son of William Tyrwhitt, he was educated in Barrie and also privately tutored. Tyrwhitt became a farmer in Bradford. In 1870, he married Emma Whitaker.^[1]

Tyrwhitt was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario electoral district of Simcoe South in an 1882 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, William Carruthers Little. A Conservative, he was re-elected at the general elections of 1882, 1887, 1891, and 1896. He died while in office in 1900. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel with the 36th Peel Battalion of Infantry, now part of The Lorne Scots. He served during the North-West Rebellion and the Fenian raids.^[2]

Electoral record

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Mulock	2,526
	Conservative	Richard Tyrwhitt	2,231

References

1. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
2. Richard Tyrwhitt – Parliament of Canada biography