Captain Richard Alsager (died 17 January 1841) was a British politician and businessman who served as the Conservative MP for East Surrey from 1835 to 1841.

Richard Alsager
Born(1781-10-11)11 October 1781
Died17 January 1841(1841-01-17) (aged 59)

While in Parliament, Alsager made 15 contributions in the Hansard, spanning 1835 to 1839 only.[1] He lived in Upper Tooting,[2][3] then a director of Globe Insurance.[4] He was also a director of the Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company.[5]

Alsager died at Upper Tooting in January 1841. His will passed less than the headline bracket of £30,000, its executor was Elizabeth Beatrice, his widow.[6]

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  1. "Mr Richard Alsager (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. Preston Chronicle (Preston, England), Saturday, January 23, 1841; Issue 1482. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900
  3. The Examiner (London, England), Sunday, January 24, 1841; Issue 1721. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900.
  4. Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser (Exeter, England), Thursday, January 7, 1841; Issue 3919. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900.
  5. The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Monday, April 5, 1841; Issue 22264. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900
  6. Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc (Portsmouth, England), Monday, March 1, 1841; Issue 2160. British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900.