Richard Padmore

Richard Padmore (1789 – 12 January 1881)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician and industrialist.[2]

Richard Padmore
Member of Parliament
for Worcester
In office
12 March 1860 – 17 November 1868
Preceded byOsman Ricardo
William Laslett
Succeeded byAlexander Clunes Sheriff
William Laslett
Personal details
Born1789
Wellington, Shropshire, England
Died (aged 91)
Political partyLiberal
Parent(s)Thomas Padmore
Mary Padmore

Industrial career

Born in Wellington, Shropshire as the son of Thomas and Mary Padmore, Padmore joined Worcester-based lamppost, tram wire posts and engine supplier Hardy and Co, founded by Robert and John Hardy, in 1820.[3] He became a partner in 1829 and the firm then became known as Hardy and Padmore. This partnership was later dissolved in 1851, with the firm entering voluntary liquidation long after Padmore's death in 1967.[2][4]

Political career
A bust of Richard Padmore at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

Padmore was Worcester's first non-conformist mayor—rejecting a procession to the cathedral or his place of worship and refusing to wear a mayoral robe—from 1849 to 1849, and from 1852 to 1853 before being elected Liberal MP for Worcester at a by-election in 1860—caused by the resignation of William Laslett.[5][6] He held the seat until 1868 when he did not seek re-election.[7]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  2. "Hardy and Padmore". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. "John Randall (1810–1910) as Writer and Geologist" (PDF). Shropshire Geological Society. 2010. p. 30. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. Hinks, Pam. "Hardy and Padmore The Worcester Foundry". Worcester People & Places. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. "Richard Padmore, Mayor of Worcester (1848–1849 & 1852–1853)". Art UK. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. Hinks, Pam. "The Non-Conformist Mayors". Worcester People & Places. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  7. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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