Richard Bethell (1772–1864)

For other people named Richard Bethell, see Richard Bethell (disambiguation).

Richard Bethell (10 May 1772 – 25 December 1864) was a British Tory and then Conservative Party politician from Rise in the East Riding of Yorkshire. He sat in the House of Commons between 1830 and 1841.

He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1822 to 1823.

He was elected at the 1830 general election as one of the four Members of Parliament (MPs) for Yorkshire. He did not contest the seat in 1831, but when the Yorkshire constituency was divided under the Reform Act 1832, he was elected at the 1832 general election as one of the two MPs for the East Riding of Yorkshire. He was re-elected in 1835 and 1837, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1841 general election.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Bethell

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Richard Fountayne Wilson Viscount Milton John Marshall William Duncombe	Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1830–1831 With: Viscount Morpeth 1830–32 William Duncombe 1826 – Dec 1830 Henry Brougham Aug – Dec 1830 Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt from Dec 1830	Succeeded by John Charles Ramsden George Strickland Viscount Morpeth Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt
New constituency	Member of Parliament for East Riding of Yorkshire 1832–1841 With: Paul Thompson to 1837 Henry Broadley from 1837	Succeeded by Lord Hotham Henry Broadley
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby, Bt	High Sheriff of Yorkshire 1822–1823	Succeeded by Walter Ramsden Fawkes