Beresford Richards
Beresford Richards | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for The Pas | |
| In office August 17, 1943 – November 10, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | John Bracken |
| Succeeded by | Francis Bud Jobin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1914 Aiegnmouth, Cornwall, England |
| Died | May 1982 |
| Party | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation | Mining engineer |
Beresford (Berry) Richards (August 26, 1914, Aiegnmouth, Cornwall, England – May 1982) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1943 to 1949. Elected as a candidate of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, he was twice expelled from that party during his tenure in the legislature.
Richards's father, Beresford Walter Richards, was a member of the Canadian Authors' Association. The younger Richards came to Canada in 1921, and was educated in Athabaska, Alberta and at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering.