Richard Rathbone
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Richard Rathbone was a member of the noted Rathbone family
of Liverpool
in England
. He was the second son of William Rathbone IV
. Richard was a commission merchant, setting up in partnership with his brother, William Rathbone V
in 1809.
He retired in 1835. As a committed opponent of the slave trade, he published in 1836 Letter to the President of the Liverpool Anti-Slavery Society.
Rathbone attended the 1840 anti-slavery convention in London and he was included in the painting which is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
On 8 April 1817 Rathbone married his half-cousin Hannah Mary
(5 July 1798-26 March 1878), daughter of Joseph Reynolds of Ketley
, Shropshire
, and granddaughter of Richard Reynolds. They had six children:
Rathbone family
The Rathbone family of Liverpool, England, were a family of non-conformist merchants and shipowners, whose sense of high social consciousness led to a fine tradition of philanthropy and public service....
of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He was the second son of William Rathbone IV
William Rathbone IV
William Rathbone IV was a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool, England. He was the son of William Rathbone III and Rachel Rutter, and was a Liverpool ship-owner and merchant, involved in the organisation of American trade with Liverpool.Originally a member of the Society of Friends,...
. Richard was a commission merchant, setting up in partnership with his brother, William Rathbone V
William Rathbone V
-Life:A member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool, he was the eldest son of William Rathbone IV and Hannah Mary . He was a Liverpool merchant in partnership with Richard Rathbone, his brother....
in 1809.
He retired in 1835. As a committed opponent of the slave trade, he published in 1836 Letter to the President of the Liverpool Anti-Slavery Society.
Rathbone attended the 1840 anti-slavery convention in London and he was included in the painting which is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
On 8 April 1817 Rathbone married his half-cousin Hannah Mary
Hannah Mary Rathbone
Hannah Mary Rathbone was an English writer, authoress of The Diary of Lady Willoughby.-Life:...
(5 July 1798-26 March 1878), daughter of Joseph Reynolds of Ketley
Ketley
Ketley is a suburb of the new town of Telford in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is a civil parish. East Ketley is currently being re-developed as part of the Telford Millennium Community, part of the Millennium Communities Programme...
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, and granddaughter of Richard Reynolds. They had six children:
- Hannah Mary (1818-1853)
- Richard Reynolds (1820-1898)
- Margaret (b.1821 later Dixon)
- William Benson (1826-1892)
- Basil (1824-1853)
- Emily (1838-1907, later Greg)