Richard Greaves Townley

Richard Greaves Townley (20 July 1786 – 5 May 1855)[1] was an English Whig politician.

He was elected at a by-election in November 1831 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridgeshire,[2] and held the seat until his defeat at the 1835 general election.[1][2]

He did not contest the 1841 general election, but regained the seat at the 1847 general election[3] and held it until he stood down at the 1852 general election.[3]

  1. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 25. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  3. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 357. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.