Richard Beckford
British Member of Parliament (died 1796) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Beckford (died 12 August 1796) was an English Whig[1] politician.[2]
Beckford was one the first mixed-race Members of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and served for the constituencies of Bridport, Arundel and Leominster from 1780 until his death in 1796.[3]
He previously, unsuccessfully, attempted to be elected to Hindon in both 1774, against Thomas Brand Hollis and Richard Smith, and the 1775 by-election when both Smith and Hollis were removed from office for bribery, but was unsuccessful.[4]
Beckford's father, William Beckford, was an MP and plantation owner, whilst his mother was a Jamaican slave.[5]
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