William Rathbone V

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William Rathbone V
his statue in Sefton Park
Born17 June 1787 (1787-06-17)
Died1 February 1868 (1868-03) (aged 80)
Liverpool, England
Occupation(s)Merchant, politician
Parents

William Rathbone V (17 June 1787 – 1 February 1868) was an English merchant and politician, serving as Lord Mayor of Liverpool.

Life

Statue in Sefton Park
Frederick Street wash house

William Rathbone was a Quaker until he was disowned by the society of friends in 1820. He then joined the Unitarian Congregation at the Renshaw Street Chapel.[1] [2] The Rathbones were prominent members of Liverpool society and were known as Merchants and Shipowners. [3]

The notability and prosperity of the Rathbone family of Liverpool was tied to the growth of that city as a major Atlantic trading port. William was the eldest son of William Rathbone IV and Hannah Mary (née Reynolds). He was born in 1787, although the statue of him in Sefton Park erroneously gives his birth year as 1788. William went into partnership as a merchant with his brother Richard.

William Rathbone was elected a

public baths following the 1832 cholera epidemic, was an active supporter of the Municipal Reform Act 1835, was responsible for the distribution of New England Relief funds during the Irish famine of 1846-1847 (see British Relief Association). Rathbone died on 1 February 1868 at Greenbank House
, with over 1,000 mourners attending his funeral.

Family

Rathbone married Elizabeth (1790–1882), daughter of Samuel Greg of Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire and Hannah (née Lightbody) in 1812. Their children included:

He was the great-grandfather of the actor Basil Rathbone.[10]

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-1-4094-8274-1
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  2. ISBN 978-1-5381-2506-9
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  3. ISBN 978-1-4456-9845-8
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  4. ^ Pitt Street
  5. ^ Pitt Street
  6. ^ 1845 Liverpool Town Council election#Vauxhall
  7. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23160. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  8. ^ "Thom, John Hamilton" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  9. ISBN 978-1-5381-2506-9
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  10. ^ The Rathbone Register by Dorcas Rathbone, indicating that William Rathbone's son, Philip Henry Rathbone, was Basil Rathbone's grandfather
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