William Rathbone III

William Rathbone III (1726–1789) was a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool.

The eldest son of William Rathbone II, he was a merchant and ship-owner within Liverpool. A devout Quaker, and committed opponent of the slave trade, he married twice, fathering eleven children, including William Rathbone IV.


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