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Richard Pilkington (politician, born 1841)
Richard Pilkington (17 January 1841 – 12 March 1908) was a British Conservative politician and member of the Pilkington glass-manufacturing family.
He was the second son of Richard Pilkington of Windle Hall near St Helens, Lancashire. In 1858/9 he became a partner in the family glassworks. In 1863 he married Louisa Sinclair. He became a member of St Helens Borough Council, being elected mayor in 1896, 1897 and 1898.〔''Election of Mayors'', The Times, 10 November 1897 p.10 and 10 November 1898, p.10〕 By this time he held the rank of lieutenant-colonel, in the Volunteer Force, commanding a battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment and was living at Rainford Hall.〔''Election Intelligence'', The Times, 26 December 1898, p.4〕 In December 1898 he was selected as the Conservative candidate for a by-election in the Newton constituency. He had previously been considered a Liberal Unionist.〔 As the only candidate nominated he was elected unopposed on 16 January 1899.〔''Election Intelligence: Lancashire (Newton Division)'', The Times, 17 January 1899; p. 10〕
Pilkington held his seat at the subsequent general election in 1900, but was defeated in 1906 by a Labour candidate.〔''The New Parliament'', The Times, 6 October 1900, p. 13〕〔''The General Election'', The Times, 24 January 1906, p.10〕
Richard Pilkington died on 12 March 1908, aged 67. A condition in his will forbade the inheritors of his estate from permitting the construction or use of any building for the sale of intoxicating liquor.〔''Colonel R. Pilkington's Estate'', The Times, 12 August 1908, p. 11〕
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