Richard Edensor Heathcote
Richard Edensor Heathcote (1780–1850) was a British industrialist. Born the son of Sir John Edensor Heathcote of Longton Hall. He was elected the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry in 1826 and rebuilt (in the Elizabethan style) Apedale Hall, near Newcastle, in Staffordshire, at about the same time. He died in Genova, Italy, in 1850. A descendant was Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union of Fascists who lived for a time at Apedale Hall.
References
- The Borough of Stoke on Trent in the Commencement of the Reign of Queen Victoria John Ward (1848) p 562 (Google Books)
- The History of the County of Stafford, Volume 8 (1963) p 224. The History of Longton from British History Online
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Edensor Heathcote
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| Preceded by Edward Ellice Peter Moore |
Member of Parliament for Coventry 1826–1830 With: Thomas Bilcliffe Fyler |
Succeeded by Edward Ellice Thomas Bilcliffe Fyler |
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