▁owned ▁a ▁large ▁general ▁store ▁in ▁Ar mid ale . ▁ ▁Parliament ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁responsible ▁government , ▁Richard son ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁County ▁of ▁Stanley ▁in ▁the ▁semi - elect ed ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁when ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁seat ▁to ▁undert ake ▁a ▁long ▁tour ▁of ▁Britain . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁the ▁Council ▁seat ▁of ▁Stanley ▁Bor ough s ▁( including ▁Br is b ane ▁and ▁I ps wich ) ▁which , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Queensland ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁col ony ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁At ▁the ▁first ▁election ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁constitution ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁members ▁for ▁Stanley ▁Bor ough s . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁election , ▁Richard son ▁successfully ▁stood ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Br is b ane ▁but ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁seat ▁when ▁Queensland ▁was ▁granted ▁self - g overn ment . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁he ▁accepted ▁a ▁life ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁or ▁minister ial ▁position . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁  ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 0 ▁birth s