Richard Darcey

Richard John Darcey (26 February 1870 – 26 July 1944) was an Australian politician. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he received a primary education before becoming an apprentice jeweller. He eventually became a jeweller in Hobart, and rose to become President of the Retail Jewellers' Association. In 1937, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He held the seat until 1943, when he was defeated, having been demoted to fourth place on the ballot to make way for Tasmanian state minister Nick McKenna. Darcey died in 1944.

Early life Darcey was born on 26 February 1870 in Launceston, Tasmania. He was the son of Catherine (née Lane) and Thomas Darcey; his father was a shoemaker. He was federal president of the Retail Jewellers' Association,

Politics Darcey was a financial backer of the Daily Post, which supported the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and was an ally of its editor Edmund Dwyer-Gray. He first stood for parliament at the 1934 federal election, as one of four endorsed ALP candidates in the seat of Denison. suffering from hemiplegia.