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Mar 17, 1849 Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Died on 29 Nov 1932 (aged 83)
Canadian politician
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About Richard Harcourt
- Richard Harcourt (March 17, 1849 – November 29, 1932) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician.
- He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Monck from 1879 to 1908.
- He was Ontario's treasurer from 1890 to 1899. He was born in Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Canada West in 1849, the son of Michael Harcourt who was a member of the parliament for the Province of Canada, and studied at the University of Toronto.
- He was principal of Cayuga High School and served as inspector of schools in Haldimand County from 1871 to 1876, also studying law during that period.
- In 1876, he married Augusta H.
- Young, was called to the bar in the same year and set up practice in Welland.
- Harcourt served as deputy judge in Welland County in 1886.
- In 1890, he was named Queen's Counsel.
- He also served as inspector of schools for Welland and the town of Niagara Falls.
- He died in Welland in 1932.
