John Lewis Ricardo
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John Lewis Ricardo was a British
businessman and politician.
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 may have ordered the construction of, and given his name to, a footbridge in Gleann Eidh (Glen Ey) near Inverey
, Aberdeenshire while being the shooting tenant of that glen.
United Kingdom
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businessman and politician.
He was the son of Jacob Ricardo and nephew of the economist David Ricardo
David Ricardo
David Ricardo was an English political economist, often credited with systematising economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith, and John Stuart Mill. He was also a member of Parliament, businessman, financier and speculator,...
. In 1841 he married Catherine Duff (c.1820 - 1869), the daughter of General Sir Alexander Duff and sister of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife was a Scottish nobleman.Duff was the son of Sir Alexander Duff, younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife and Anne Stein, the daughter of James Stein of Gilbogie....
. They had one son, Alexander Louis (1843–1871), the first husband of Florence Bravo.
In 1841 he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Stoke on Trent
Stoke-upon-Trent (UK Parliament constituency)
Stoke-upon-Trent was a parliamentary borough in Staffordshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1832 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the borough was enlarged, renamed Stoke-on-Trent, and split into three single-member...
as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
, serving until his death. He was active in the repeal of the Navigation Acts
Navigation Acts
The English Navigation Acts were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies, a process which had started in 1651. Their goal was to force colonial development into lines favorable to England, and stop direct colonial trade with the...
in 1849.
He was Chairman of the North Staffordshire Railway
North Staffordshire Railway
The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire....
from 1846 until his death. In 1846 he founded the Electric Telegraph Company
Electric Telegraph Company
The Electric Telegraph Company was the world's first public telegraph company founded in the United Kingdom in 1846 by Sir William Fothergill Cooke and John Lewis Ricardo, MP for Stoke-on-Trent....
, the world's first public telegraph company together with William Fothergill Cooke
William Fothergill Cooke
Sir William Fothergill Cooke was, with Charles Wheatstone, the co-inventor of the Cooke-Wheatstone electrical telegraph, which was patented in May 1837...
and served as Chairman until its merger with the International Telegraph Company in 1856.
He may have ordered the construction of, and given his name to, a footbridge in Gleann Eidh (Glen Ey) near Inverey
Inverey
Inverey is a hamlet on Mar Lodge Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that straddles the Ey Burn close to its confluence with the River Dee.Inverey comprises two 'communities' separated by the Ey Burn - Muckle Inverey on the east bank and Little Inverey on the west.-John Farquharson, 3rd of...
, Aberdeenshire while being the shooting tenant of that glen.
Publications
- The anatomy of the Navigation Acts, Charles GilpinCharles Gilpin (politician)Charles Gilpin was a Quaker, orator, politician, publisher and railway director. Amongst his many causes were the movement to repeal the Corn Laws, to establish world peace through the Peace Society, abolition of the death penalty and the anti-slavery movement, enfranchisement by providing...
, London (1847)
External links
- John Lewis Ricardo at ThePeerage.com
- John Lewis Ricardo at ThePotteries.org