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Obituary for Lieut.-Col. Richard Tyrwhitt
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Source : The Witness and South Simcoe News
Media Type : Newspaper Article
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Circa : 1900
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Community : Other - Bradford
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Description : Lieut.-Col. Richard Tyrwhitt.
Born in Simcoe County, on November 29, 1844.
Represented South Simcoe in the Commons in the Conservative interest since February 16, 1882.
Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the 36th Peel Battalion in February 1886.
Married Emma, daughter of the late Ven. Archdeacon Whitaker, in April 1870.
Interred at St. John's cemetery, Tecumseth.