William Westbrooke Richardson

William Westbrooke Richardson was High Sheriff of Sussex in 1770.

Early life

William Westbrooke Richardson was the son of Joseph Richardson, barrister, and his wife Elizabeth Minshull.

Career

In 1758 he was the owner of Mount Pleasant in East Barnet. Frederick Charles Cass wrote in his history of East Barnet that William Westbrooke Richardson was not connected with the Richardsons who owned the nearby Little Grove as far as he could tell.
He was elected a governor of Barnet Grammar School in 1759.
He was High Sheriff of Sussex in 1770.

Death and legacy

Richardson died on 23 July 1771. His trustees sold Mount Pleasant to Sir William Henry Ashhurst after Richardson's death.