Individual Details
Sir Thomas Richardson MP
(28 Dec 1846 - 22 May 1906)
Sir THOMAS RICHARDSON was born at Castle Eden on 28th December 1846, and was the son of Mr. Thomas Richardson who represented the Hartlepools in Parliament for many years.
After graduating at Cambridge, he left the University in 1868, to assist his father in the management of the Hartlepool Engine Works which had gained a great reputation for their marine engines. The name of the firm was intimately connected with the development of the triple-expansion marine engine, and a large business was clone in converting compound-engines to triple-expansion.
On the death of his father in 1890, the management of the business devolved on Sir (then Mr.) Thomas Richardson and his brother, Mr. W. J. Richardson.
Ten years later the firm was amalgamated with Messrs. Westgarth, English and Co., of Middlesbrough, and Messrs. William Allan and Co., of Sunderland, the combination taking the name of Richardsons, Westgarth and Co., and having Sir Thomas as vice-chairman, a post which he held until his death.
Besides his duties in connection with his business, he took a great interest in local and imperial affairs. He was Mayor of Hartlepool in 1887 and 1888, and a member of the County Council for several years. In 1895 he was elected Member of Parliament for the Hartlepools, and sat until 1900. He was knighted on the occasion of the Jubilee of the late Queen in 1897, and was presented with the freedom of Hartlepool in the same year, on account of his great services to the town.
He became a Member of this Institution in 1887, and was elected a Member of Council in 1899. When the Institution held its Summer Meeting at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1902, and visited the Hartlepools, he was chairman of the local reception committee at those towns, and much of the success of the visit was due to his organising ability and energy; and on the occasion of the Middlesbrough Meeting in 1893 he assisted on the Hartlepool Reception Committee and welcomed the Members at his works. He was prominent in all things connected with the welfare of friendly societies and hospitals, and encouraged sport in many ways.
He was chairman of the Manchester and Salford Shipping Co.; the High-Speed Stamp Co.; and a director of the Northern Counties Electrical Supply Co.
His death occurred, after an illness of some duration, at his residence at Kirklevington, near Yarm, Yorkshire, on 22nd May 1906, in his sixtieth year.
After graduating at Cambridge, he left the University in 1868, to assist his father in the management of the Hartlepool Engine Works which had gained a great reputation for their marine engines. The name of the firm was intimately connected with the development of the triple-expansion marine engine, and a large business was clone in converting compound-engines to triple-expansion.
On the death of his father in 1890, the management of the business devolved on Sir (then Mr.) Thomas Richardson and his brother, Mr. W. J. Richardson.
Ten years later the firm was amalgamated with Messrs. Westgarth, English and Co., of Middlesbrough, and Messrs. William Allan and Co., of Sunderland, the combination taking the name of Richardsons, Westgarth and Co., and having Sir Thomas as vice-chairman, a post which he held until his death.
Besides his duties in connection with his business, he took a great interest in local and imperial affairs. He was Mayor of Hartlepool in 1887 and 1888, and a member of the County Council for several years. In 1895 he was elected Member of Parliament for the Hartlepools, and sat until 1900. He was knighted on the occasion of the Jubilee of the late Queen in 1897, and was presented with the freedom of Hartlepool in the same year, on account of his great services to the town.
He became a Member of this Institution in 1887, and was elected a Member of Council in 1899. When the Institution held its Summer Meeting at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1902, and visited the Hartlepools, he was chairman of the local reception committee at those towns, and much of the success of the visit was due to his organising ability and energy; and on the occasion of the Middlesbrough Meeting in 1893 he assisted on the Hartlepool Reception Committee and welcomed the Members at his works. He was prominent in all things connected with the welfare of friendly societies and hospitals, and encouraged sport in many ways.
He was chairman of the Manchester and Salford Shipping Co.; the High-Speed Stamp Co.; and a director of the Northern Counties Electrical Supply Co.
His death occurred, after an illness of some duration, at his residence at Kirklevington, near Yarm, Yorkshire, on 22nd May 1906, in his sixtieth year.
Events
| Birth | 28 Dec 1846 | Castle Eden, Durham, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Residence | 1851 | Age: 4; RelationToHead: Son - Castle Eden, Durham, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Residence | 1871 | Age: 23; RelationToHead: Son - High Worsall, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | 30 Apr 1879 | Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom - Lady Anna Constance Faber | |||
| Residence | 1881 | Norton, Durham, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Residence | 1891 | Kirklevington, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Residence | 1901 | Age: 54; RelationToHead: Head - Kirklevington, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Death | 22 May 1906 | Durham, Durham, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Occupation | Marine Engine Builder B L Cambridge (E L& M) | ||||
| Burial | Kirklevington, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
Families
| Spouse | Lady Anna Constance Faber (1852 - 1919) |
| Child | Thomas Turner Richardson OBE (1880 - 1952) |
| Child | Alice Constance Richardson (1881 - 1969) |
| Child | Capt John Stanley Richardson RE (1883 - 1914) |
| Child | 2nd Lt Ernest Benbow Richardson (1885 - 1915) |
| Child | 2nd Lt Arthur Douglas Richardson (1886 - 1915) |
| Child | Lt Leonard Faber Richardson (1889 - 1912) |
| Child | Rowland Charles Richardson (1891 - 1968) |
| Child | Evelyn Gladys Richardson (1892 - 1912) |
| Child | Lt Raymond De Dibon Richardson DSC (1898 - 1919) |
| Father | Thomas Richardson (1821 - 1890) |
| Mother | Maria Anna Pearson Greenwell (1822 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Henry Richardson (1848 - 1906) |
| Sibling | William John Richardson (1852 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Charles Edward Richardson (1853 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Maria Isabel Richardson (1862 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Alice Mary Richardson (1862 - 1928) |