| Authorised form of name | Sharp; Richard (1759 - 1835) |
| Dates | 1759 - 1835 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | British garrison, St John's, Newfoundland |
| Date of birth | 1759 |
| Place of death | Dorchester, Dorset |
| Date of death | 30 March 1835 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial :
Family vault[?], Bunhill Fields cemetery, London |
| Activity | Career:
Family returned to Britain (c1763); in the firm of Richard Sharp and Co, hat manufacturers, London; Partner, West Indian company of Boddington, Sharp, and Phillips, London; MP for Castle Rising (1806-1812); MP for Portarlington (1816-1819); MP for Ilchester (1826-1827); Prime Warden, Fishmongers' Company (1810-1812); known as 'Conversation Sharp', 'Hatter Sharp', 'Furrier Sharp', 'Copenhagen Sharp'; published 'Letters and essays in prose and verse' (1834)
Memberships:
FSA (1787)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/06/1806 |
| Relationships | Son of Lieutenant Richard Sharp, 40th Foot, of a Romsey merchant family, and his wife, Elizabeth, nee Adams, of St John's, Newfoundland |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA6831 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1806/05 | Sharp, Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |