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Joseph Compton Compton-Rickett

Born: 13 February 1847

Died: 30 July 1919

Knighted

Member of Privy Council

16 July 1895	Scarborough	Liberal Party	2,415	50.25
2 October 1900	Scarborough	Liberal Party	2,548	51.07
26 January 1906	Osgoldcross	Liberal Party	8,482	66.06
1908 Joseph Rickett assumes the additional surname of Compton by Royal Licence.
29 January 1910	Osgoldcross	Liberal Party	9,517	66.29
16 December 1910	Osgoldcross	Liberal Party	8,518	66.21
14 December 1918	Pontefract	Liberal Party - Coalition	8,561	62.91
1919 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett.