Rathbone 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.
On 8 April 1817 Rathbone married his half-cousin, the illustrator and writer, Hannah Mary (5 July 1798 – 26 March 1878), daughter of Joseph Reynolds of Ketley, Shropshire, and granddaughter of Richard Reynolds. Richard devoted a lot of his time to the family business, which concerned his wife.[1]
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.[2]
^ abWilkes, Joanne (2004). "Rathbone [née Reynolds], Hannah Mary (1798–1878), writer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23158. Retrieved 4 September 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
richard, rathbone, december, 1788, november, 1860, member, noted, rathbone, family, liverpool, england, 1840, crowd, conferenceborn, 1788, december, 1788died10, november, 1860, 1860, aged, occupationmerchantknown, forabolitionismlife, editrathbone, second, wil. Richard Rathbone 2 December 1788 10 November 1860 was a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool in England Richard Rathbonein 1840 in the crowd at the conferenceBorn 1788 12 02 2 December 1788Died10 November 1860 1860 11 10 aged 71 OccupationMerchantKnown forAbolitionismLife editRathbone 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 On 8 April 1817 Rathbone married his half cousin the illustrator and writer Hannah Mary 5 July 1798 26 March 1878 daughter of Joseph Reynolds of Ketley Shropshire and granddaughter of Richard Reynolds Richard devoted a lot of his time to the family business which concerned his wife 1 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 2 Rathbone and his wife six children 1 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 References edit a b Wilkes Joanne 2004 Rathbone nee Reynolds Hannah Mary 1798 1878 writer Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 23158 Retrieved 4 September 2020 Subscription or UK public library membership required The Anti Slavery Society Convention Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 1840 Benjamin Robert Haydon accessed April 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Rathbone amp oldid 1216339895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
