Samson Israel Ricardo (19 November 1792 – 14 November 1862) was a British politician who served as the Whig MP.
Samson Israel Ricardo | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Windsor | |
| In office 1855–1857 Serving with Charles William Grenfell | |
| Preceded by | Lord Charles Wellesley |
| Succeeded by | William Vansittart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1792 London, England |
| Died | 14 November 1862 (aged 69) Grosvenor Place, London England |
| Political party | Whig |
| Relations | David Ricardo (brother) |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Israel Ricardo Abigail Delvalle |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Early life
editRicardo was born in London on 19 November 1792 into the wealthy family of Portuguese origin.[1] He was a younger son of successful stockbroker Abraham Israel Ricardo and Abigail (née Delvalle) Ricardo, a daughter of Abraham Delvalle (also "del Valle"). Among his siblings were the political economist David Ricardo and financier Jacob Ricardo, father of John Lewis Ricardo.[2]
The Ricardo family were Sephardic Jews of Portuguese origin who had recently relocated from the Dutch Republic.[3] His maternal aunt, Rebecca Delvalle, was wife of the engraver Wilson Lowry, and mother of the engraver Joseph Wilson Lowry and the geologist, mineralogist, and author Delvalle Lowry.[4][5][3][6]
Career
editHe was also the business partner of his nephew John Lewis Ricardo, with whom he became an investor and director of the Electric Telegraph Company.[citation needed]
Ricardo was returned for Windsor[7] from a by-election in 1855 to 1857.[8] He had failed to win the seat in the 1852 general election and lost it in the 1857 general election.[citation needed]
Personal life
editRicardo died at Grosvenor Place in London on 14 November 1862.[9]
References
edit- ^ Heertje, Arnold (2004). "The Dutch and Portuguese-Jewish background of David Ricardo". European Journal of the History of Economic Thought. 11 (2): 281–294. doi:10.1080/0967256042000209288. S2CID 154424757.
- ^ Sraffa, Piero; David Ricardo (1955), The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo: Volume 10, Biographical Miscellany, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, p. 434, ISBN 0-521-06075-3
- ^ a b Heertje, Arnold (2004). "The Dutch and Portuguese-Jewish background of David Ricardo". European Journal of the History of Economic Thought. 11 (2): 281–294. doi:10.1080/0967256042000209288. S2CID 154424757.
- ^ David Ricardo, D. Weatherall, Springer Netherlands, 2012, p. 6
- ^ Anglo-Jewish Portraits- A Biographical Catalogue of Engraved Anglo-Jewish and Colonial Portraits from the Earliest Times to the Accession of Queen Victoria, Alfred Rubens, Jewish Museum, London, 1935, p. 69
- ^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (2 September 2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. ref:odnb/23471. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23471. Retrieved 14 December 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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- ^ 1857 The Letters of Richard Cobden: Volume III: 1854-1859
- ^ Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (27 January 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. p. 799. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. Retrieved 28 May 2024.