Richard Hornby | |
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| Member of Parliament for Tonbridge | |
| In office 7 June 1956 – 8 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Phipps Hornby 20 June 1922 Lancashire, England |
| Died | 22 September 2007 (aged 85) Wiltshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Stella Hichens (m. 1951) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Hugh Hornby (father) |
| Profession | Business |
Richard Phipps Hornby (20 June 1922 – 22 September 2007) was a British Conservative politician and businessman. He was Member of Parliament for Tonbridge for over 17½ years, from June 1956 to February 1974, holding a junior ministerial position for a year in the mid-1960s. He worked for the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency before, during, and after his career in Parliament, and was Chairman of the Halifax Building Society from 1983 to 1990.