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Richard Vryling LeSueur

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Richard Vryling LeSueur
Graduation photo from Osgoode Law School
Member of Parliament
for Lambton West
In office
December 1921 – September 1925
Preceded byFrederick Forsyth Pardee
Succeeded byWilliam Goodison
Personal details
Born
Richard Vryling LeSueur

(1879-01-28)28 January 1879
Sarnia, Ontario
Died6 September 1945(1945-09-06) (aged 66)
Political partyConservative
Professionbarrister

Richard Vryling LeSueur (28 January 1879 – 6 September 1945) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Sarnia, Ontario and became a barrister.

He was elected to Parliament at the Lambton West riding in the 1921 general election. After serving his only federal term, the 14th Canadian Parliament, LeSueur was defeated in the 1925 election by William Goodison of the Liberals.

1921 Canadian federal election: Lambton
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Richard Vryling LeSueur 5,715
Progressive Robert John White 4,958
Liberal Frederick Forsyth Pardee 4,602
1925 Canadian federal election: Lambton
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Goodison 6,704
Conservative Richard Vryling LeSueur 6,535
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