J L Ricardo Esq, MP

J L Ricardo Esq, MP
First name:J
Middle name(s):L
Surname:Ricardo
Post-nominals:Esq, MP
Year elected:1860
Last year on list:1862
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John Lewis Ricardo (1812 – 2 August 1862) 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.

Yachts Owned

NameRig ClassfromtoMMSI
Telegraph Schooner 1860 1862  

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