Beresford Richards | |
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Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for The Pas | |
In office 1943–1949 | |
Preceded by | John Bracken |
Succeeded by | Francis Bud Jobin |
Personal details | |
Born | Aiegnmouth, Cornwall, England | August 26, 1914
Died | May 1982 |
Political party | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation |
Alma mater | University of Alberta |
Occupation | Mining engineer |
Beresford (Berry) Richards (August 26, 1914, Aiegnmouth, Cornwall, England – May 1982) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1943 to 1949. Elected as a candidate of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, he was twice expelled from that party during his tenure in the legislature.[1][2][3]
Richards's father, Beresford Walter Richards, was a member of the Canadian Authors' Association. The younger Richards came to Canada in 1921, and was educated in Athabaska, Alberta and at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering.