Richard Tyrwhitt

Richard Tyrwhitt (November 29, 1844 – June 22, 1900) was a Canadian politician.[2]

For other people of this surname, see Tyrwhitt.
Richard Tyrwhitt
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Simcoe South
In office
1882–1900
Preceded byWilliam Carruthers Little
Succeeded byHaughton Lennox
Personal details
Born(1844-11-29)November 29, 1844
Simcoe County, Canada West
DiedJune 22, 1900(1900-06-22) (aged 55)
Bradford, Ontario, Canada[1]
Political partyConservative

Born in Simcoe County, Canada West, the son of William Tyrwhitt, he was educated in Barrie and also privately tutored. Tyrwhitt became a farmer in Bradford. In 1870, he married Emma Whitaker.[1]

Tyrwhitt was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario electoral district of Simcoe South in an 1882 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, William Carruthers Little. A Conservative, he was re-elected at the general elections of 1882, 1887, 1891, and 1896. He died while in office in 1900. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel with the 36th Peel Battalion of Infantry, now part of The Lorne Scots. He served during the North-West Rebellion and the Fenian raids.[2]

References
  1. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. Richard Tyrwhitt – Parliament of Canada biography
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