John Lewis Ricardo
| John Lewis Ricardo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1812 England |
| Died |
2 August 1862 (aged 49–50) England |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
John Lewis Ricardo (1812 – 2 August 1862) was a British businessman and politician.
Life
He was the son of Jacob Ricardo and nephew of the economist David Ricardo. In 1841 he married Catherine Duff (c.1820 – 1869), the daughter of General Sir Alexander Duff and sister of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife. They had one son, Alexander Louis (1843–1871), the first husband of Florence Bravo.
In 1841 he was elected Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent as a Liberal, serving until his death. He was active in the repeal of the Navigation Acts in 1849.
He was Chairman of the North Staffordshire Railway from 1846 until his death. In 1846 he founded the Electric Telegraph Company, the world's first public telegraph company together with William Fothergill Cooke and served as Chairman until its merger with the International Telegraph Company in 1856. He was also a director of London and Westminster Bank.[1]
He may have ordered the construction of, and given his name to, a footbridge[2] in Gleann Eidh (Glen Ey) near Inverey, Aberdeenshire while being the shooting tenant of that glen.
Publications
- The anatomy of the Navigation Acts, Charles Gilpin, London (1847)
References
- ↑ Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events of the year: 1862. New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1863. p. 690.
- ↑ "Ricardo's Bridge : A place name guide by Joe Dorward".
Bibliography
- Frank Whitson Fetter, "The Influence of Economists in Parliament on British Legislation from Ricardo to John Stuart Mill", The Journal of Political Economy, 83 no.5 (1975) 1051–1064.
- Obituary, The Gentleman's Magazine (Oct. 1862) p. 496–97.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Lewis Ricardo
- John Lewis Ricardo at ThePeerage.com
- John Lewis Ricardo at ThePotteries.org
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Davenport William Taylor Copeland |
Member of Parliament for Stoke-upon-Trent 1841–1862 With: William Taylor Copeland 1841–1852 Hon. Frederick Leveson-Gower 1852–1857 William Taylor Copeland 1857–1862 |
Succeeded by William Taylor Copeland Henry Riversdale Grenfell |
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