Samson Ricardo
Samson Ricardo (1792–1862) was a British politician: the Whig MP for Windsor[1] from 1855 to 1857.[2] He was a member of the wealthy Sephardic Jewish Ricardo family of Portuguese origin[3] whose members include the political economist David Ricardo. He was also the business partner of his nephew John Lewis Ricardo with whom he became an investor and Director of the Electric Telegraph Company.
References
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- 1857 The Letters of Richard Cobden: Volume III: 1854-1859
- Heertje, Arnold. "The Dutch and Portuguese-Jewish background of David Ricardo". European Journal of the History of Economic Thought. 11 (2): 281–294.
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| Preceded by Lord Charles Wellesley |
Member of Parliament for Windsor 1855–1857 With: Charles William Grenfell |
Succeeded by William Vansittart |
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