Famous People with Name Richard

Richard "Dick" Mather            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard "Dick" Mather: was a municipal politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of Edmonton city council from 1995 until his death in 1997. He also served as a public school trustee from 1983 to 1995. Mather ran for a seat as an Edmonton public school trustee in the 1983 Edmonton municipal election and won the fifth place seat out of 17 candidates in the at large vote. He was re-elected again in 1986, 1989, 1992 before retiring as a School Trustee in 1995. In 1989 Mather became the first President of the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta. He served in that role until 1991. Mather was prominently involved in the Representative Party of Alberta. He ran for provincial office twice under the banner, losing both times.

Richard L. Casson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard L. Casson: is a Canadian politician. Casson was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Lethbridge from 1997 to 2011.He has been a member of the Canadian Alliance (2000–2003) and the Reform Party of Canada (1997–2000). Casson is the Chairman of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Co-Chair - Permanent Joint Board on Defence.

Richard Magnus            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Magnus: is a Canadian politician currently living in Alberta, Canada.Magnus served as a municipal alderman for Calgary city council representing Ward 4 from 1989 until his resignation in 1993. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election to represent the Progressive Conservatives for Calgary North Hill. He served four terms in the legislature before declining to seek re-election in the 2008 election.

Richard Gavin "Dick" Reid            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Gavin "Dick" Reid: was a Canadian politician who served as the sixth Premier of Alberta from 1934 to 1935. He was the last member of the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) to hold the office, and that party's defeat at the hands of the upstart Social Credit League in the 1935 election made him the second shortest-serving Premier in Alberta history. The incumbent, Alison Redford, has the shortest term until December 1, 2012.

Richard Simonds            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Simonds: was a merchant and political figure in the pre-Confederation Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1816 to 1828.Simonds served as a justice of the peace and justice for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In 1824, he moved from Miramichi to Saint John. He was elected Speaker for the Legislative Assembly in 1828 but resigned his seat in December of the same year after being named Provincial Treasurer. His brother Charles replaced him as speaker the following year.

Bernard Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bernard Richard: is a Canadian social worker, lawyer, and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.The Progressive Conservative government of Bernard Lord had won a bare majority in 2003, winning 28 of 55 seats and were anxious to strengthen their position. After first attempting to convince a Liberal to sit as speaker and then offering cabinet positions and other appointments to several Liberals, Richard accepted the post of provincial ombudsman, thus resigning his seat and increasing the Tory majority to 28/54 for the ensuing year before a by-election was held.

Clovis-Thomas Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clovis-Thomas Richard: was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick. He was born in South Framingham, Massachusetts and raised in College Bridge, New Brunswick. He was educated at University of St. Joseph's College, earning a BA degree before attending Dalhousie University where he graduated in 1918 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.Clovis Richard served as the Provincial Secretary-Treasurer from July 16, 1935 to January 10, 1940. He left provincial politics in 1945 to successfully run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Gloucester. Reelected in the 1949 Federal election, he served in Ottawa until retiring from politics in 1952.

Rhéal Ernest Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rhéal Ernest Richard: was a Canadian businessman and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.From 1948 to 1957, Ernest Richard served as a Shippagan town councillor and as Mayor from March 1957 to October 1960. In 1948, Richard also entered provincial politics and was elected by acclamation to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as the Liberal Party member for Gloucester County. He was reelected in 1952, 1956, 1960, 1963, and again in 1967.

Jean-Thomas Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jean-Thomas Richard: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer by career. He was first elected at the Ottawa East riding in the 1945 general election, the re-elected there in 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1968. After completing his final term in the House of Commons, the 28th Canadian Parliament, Richard left office and did not seek further re-election.

Mary Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary Richard: was an aboriginal activist and politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Thunderbird House in north Winnipeg, which opened its doors in 2000. Although this was intended as a tourist destination, it soon became primarily a social outreach centre for the many low-income persons living in the area. Under Richard's leadership, Thunderbird House became active in programs to assist aboriginal youth escape solvent abuse, gang life and the sex trade. She campaigned for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in the 1999 provincial election, in the constituency of Point Douglas. Richard's campaign was part of an effort by Gary Filmon's government to increase its profile in the aboriginal community. She received 1224 votes (19.56%), an improvement over previous Conservative candidacies in the area. The winner was George Hickes of the New Democratic Party. The following year, Richard crossed to the Liberal Party of Canada and ran as that party's candidate in Winnipeg North Centre for the 2000 federal election. In explaining this move, Richard told a Winnipeg Free Press reporter that she had long supported the Progressive Conservatives at the provincial level and the Liberals at the federal level. She received 6,755 votes, finishing second against New Democrat Judy Wasylycia-Leis.