Richard Speight | |
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Member of the Western Australian Parliament for North Perth | |
In office 24 April 1901 – 19 September 1901 | |
Preceded by | Charles Oldham |
Succeeded by | George McWilliams |
Personal details | |
Born | Selby, Yorkshire, England | 2 December 1838
Died | 19 September 1901 Perth, Western Australia, Australia | (aged 62)
Resting place | Karrakatta cemetery |
Political party | Independent |
Profession | Railway commissioner, public servant and politician |
Known for | Inaugural railway commissioner of Railways Commission of Victoria |
Richard Speight (2 December 1838 – 19 September 1901) was an English-born commissioner of railways in the Colony of Victoria, serving between 1883 and 1892. In his latter years, Speight was briefly a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.