Philip Richardson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Philip Richardson

British sport shooter and Conservative politician

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1865

Place of Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1953

Profession: politician, sport shooter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Philip Richardson

  • Sir Philip Wigham Richardson, OBE, 1st Baronet (26 January 1865 – 23 November 1953) was a British sport shooter and Conservative politician. Richardson competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.
  • In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal in the team military rifle event.
  • Four years later he was 65th in the 300 metre military rifle, three positions event and 33rd in the 600 metre free rifle event.
  • Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1919, he was knighted in 1921.Richardson was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chertsey at a by-election in March 1922, and held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1931 general election.
  • On 26 July 1929 he was created a Baronet, of Weybridge in the County of Surrey.He died in November 1953, aged 88.

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