The Lord Southwark | |
|---|---|
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| Paymaster General | |
| In office 12 December 1905 – 23 February 1910 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
| Prime Minister | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Sir Savile Crossley, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Ivor Guest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1843 Deptford, Kent |
| Died | 23 February 1929 (aged 85) 12 Devonshire Place, Marylebone, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Selina Mary Chambers |
Causton as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, June 1906
Richard Knight Causton, 1st Baron Southwark PC, DL (25 September 1843 – 23 February 1929) was an English stationer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1880 and 1910. In the same year he was raised to the peerage and sat in the House of Lords.