Richard Speight
Richard Speight | |
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| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for North Perth | |
| In office 24 April 1901 – 19 September 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Oldham |
| Succeeded by | George McWilliams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1838 |
| Died | 19 September 1901 (aged 62) Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Resting place | Karrakatta cemetery |
| Party | Independent |
| Profession | Railway commissioner, public servant and politician |
| Known for | Inaugural railway commissioner of Railways Commission of Victoria |
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Richard Speight (2 December 1838 – 19 September 1901) was an English-born commissioner of railways in the Colony of Victoria, serving between 1883 and 1892. In his latter years, Speight was briefly a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.