Richard Hart Davis | |
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Member of Parliament for Bristol | |
In office 15 July 1812 –23 April 1831 | |
Preceded by | Charles Bathurst |
Succeeded by | Edward Davis Protheroe |
Member of Parliament for Colchester | |
In office 4 May 1807 –23 June 1812 Servingwith Robert Thornton | |
Preceded by | William Tufnell |
Succeeded by | Hart Davis |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 June 1766 |
Died | 21 February 1842 75) | (aged
Political party | Tory |
Children | 1 son (Hart Davis) and 1 daughter (Louisa Davis) |
Occupation | Merchant and politician |
Richard Hart Davis (8 June 1766 - 21 February 1842) was a British merchant and Tory politician who served as Member of Parliament for both Colchester and Bristol. [1]
Davis was a successful merchant in Bristol trading with the West Indies. In 1810,he was said to have made £200,000 by "getting possession of all the Spanish wool in the kingdom". [2] In 1803,he joined the Society of Merchant Venturers in Bristol.
Davis was elected to Parliament in the 1807 general election as the MP for Colchester taking the seat from Whig MP William Tufnell. He didn't speak during this period until he stepped down from his seat allowing his son,Hart Davis,to take the seat. He was elected as MP for Bristol for 15 days before Parliament was dissolved for the 1812 general election where he received a personal letter from then Prime Minister Lord Liverpool who wished him luck in his election against the Radicals. [2]
Davis opposed Catholic relief. [2]
Davis' son,Hart Davis,was also a Tory MP.
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