Richard Tyrwhitt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Tyrwhitt

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1844

Place of Birth: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 22-Jun-1900

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard Tyrwhitt (November 29, 1844 – June 22, 1900) was a Canadian politician.Born in Simcoe County, Canada West, the son of William Tyrwhitt, he was educated in Barrie and also privately tutored.
Tyrwhitt became a farmer in Bradford.
In 1870, he married Emma Whitaker.Tyrwhitt was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario electoral district of Simcoe South in an 1882 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, William Carruthers Little.
A Conservative, he was re-elected at the general elections of 1882, 1887, 1891, and 1896.
He died while in office in 1900.
He was a Lieutenant-Colonel with the 36th Peel Battalion of Infantry, now part of The Lorne Scots.
He served during the North-West Rebellion and the Fenian raids.