John Tarleton (MP)

For other people named John Tarleton, see John Tarleton (disambiguation).

John Tarleton (26 October 1755 – 19 September 1841)[1] was an English ship-owner, slave-trader and politician.

He was a son of John Tarleton, a West Indies merchant and slave trader,[2] from Aigburth near Liverpool, and brother of Banastre Tarleton.[3]

The younger John also became a West India merchant, in partnership with his brothers Thomas and Clayton, and Daniel Backhouse. Between 1786 and 1804 he invested in 39 Liverpool-registered ships.[3]

At the 1790 general election he unsuccessfully contested the borough of Seaford, but an election petition resulted in him being awarded the seat in 1792. In Parliament, he opposed measures to abolish or regulate the slave trade.[3]

At the 1796 general election, he did not contest Seaford but stood against his brother Banastre in Liverpool, but failed to win a seat.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
  2. ↑ Richardson, P.D. "Introduction to the microfilm collection" (PDF). American Material from the Tarleton Papers in Liverpool Record Office. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Port, M. H.; Fisher, David R. (1986). R. Thorne, ed. "TARLETON, John (1755-1841), of Finch House, nr. Liverpool, Lancs.". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820,. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 10 June 2014.


Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Richard Paul Jodrell
John Sargent		 Member of Parliament for Seaford
1792 – 1796
With: John Sargent
Richard Paul Jodrell		 Succeeded by
Charles Rose Ellis
George Ellis


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