Osman Ricardo

Osman Ricardo (25 May 1795 – 2 January 1881)[1] was a British Liberal and Whig politician.[2][3]

Osman Ricardo
Member of Parliament
for Worcester
In office
30 July 1847  12 July 1865
Serving with Richard Padmore (18601865)
William Laslett (18521860)
Francis Rufford (18471852)
Preceded byJoseph Bailey
Denis Le Marchant
Succeeded byAlexander Clunes Sheriff
Richard Padmore
Personal details
Born25 May 1795
Died2 January 1881(1881-01-02) (aged 85)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Whig

Ricardo was first elected Whig MP for Worcester at the 1847 general election, and, becoming a Liberal in 1859, he held the seat until 1865, when he stood down.[4]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (16 March 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "The General Election". Morning Post. 24 June 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 23 July 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "To Correspondents". Worcester Journal. 8 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 23 July 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Joseph Bailey
Denis Le Marchant
Member of Parliament for Worcester
18471865
With: Richard Padmore (18601865)
William Laslett (18521860)
Francis Rufford (18471852)
Succeeded by
Alexander Clunes Sheriff
Richard Padmore


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