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Richard Blakemore

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MP
Gender
Assigned male at birth
Nationality
United Kingdom
Ethnicity
White
Languages
English
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Unknown

An ironmaster and Conservative MP. Born in 1775, he entered the family business of iron-making and became the owner of 2 ironworks. He was a magistrate for counties of Glamorgan, Hereford, Monmouth, and Somerset. He held seats at The Leys and Velindre House. Blakemore also represented Wells in Parliament as a Conservative MP and was the High Sheriff of Glamorgan and the High Sheriff of Herefordshire. He died in 1855.

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