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'''Richard Clitherow''' (18 January 1902 – 3 June 1947) was a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]].

Born in [[Liverpool]], Clitherow was educated at the [[University of Liverpool]], qualifying as a doctor and pharmacist. From 1919 until 1922, he served in the [[North West Mounted Police]] in [[Canada]], then returned to the UK and served in the [[Liverpool City Police]]. In 1927, he moved to the United States to work as a pharmacist, then did the same job in China, but returned again to Liverpool in 1930.<ref name="stenton">{{cite book |last1=Stenton |first1=Michael |last2=Lees |first2=Stephen |title=Who's Who of British Members of Parliament |volume=IV |date=1981 |publisher=Harvester Press |location=Brighton |pages=63–64}}</ref>

Clitherow joined the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], and won election to [[Liverpool City Council]] in 1937. However, in 1943, he defected to the Labour Party. He was elected as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|Liverpool Edge Hill]] at the [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945 general election]], but died in office in 1947, aged 45.<ref name="stenton" /> He had been "run down and jaded", taking an overdose of seven [[barbital|barbitone]] tablets, which was described by the pathologist as a "bold dose". A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the inquest.<ref>''The Times'', 19 June 1947, p. 2.</ref> After his death, the [[1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election|by-election for his seat]] was won by Labour's [[Arthur Irvine]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Hansard-contribs | dr-richard-clitherow | Richard Clitherow }}

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| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|Liverpool Edge Hill]]
| years = [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]]–[[1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election|1947]]
| before = [[Alexander Critchley]]
| after = [[Arthur Irvine]]
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