Richard Rathbone, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Rathbone

British businessman

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1788

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1860

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard Rathbone (2 December 1788 - 10 November 1860) 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: 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)



Alternative names	Benjamin Robert Haydon; Mr. Haydon; Hayden; Haydon; B.R. Haydon
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	26 January 1786	22 June 1846
Location of birth/death	Plymouth	London
Work location	London
Authority control	: Q817668 VIAF: 29662326 ISNI: 0000 0000 8108 7793 ULAN: 500021184 LCCN: n50034039 NLA: 35181005 WorldCat