William Rathbone VI
William Rathbone VI | |
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Member of Parliament for Arfon | |
In office 24 November 1885 – 13 July 1895 | |
Preceded by | Constituencies for Women created |
Succeeded by | William Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 February 1819 |
Died | 6 March 1902 | (aged 83)
Political party | Liberal |
William Rathbone VI (11 February 1819 – 6 March 1902) was an English merchant and businessman noted for his philanthropic and public work. He was also a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1868 and 1895.[1]
Background and early life
Rathbone was the eldest son of
Political and philanthropic work
When Rathbone's first wife Lucretia was dying in 1859 she was cared for at home by a private
Rathbone was also instrumental in establishing Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses in 1887, which later became The Queen's Nursing Institute. The institute was founded using money donated by the women of England for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Its mission was to organise the training and supply of district nurses throughout the British Isles, with the help of regional bodies. District nurses trained under its auspices were given the title Queen's Nurse. Members of the Rathbone family have served as trustees of the charity continuously ever since.
Rathbone was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool in 1868, and sat for the city until 1880.[6] In 1881 he was elected MP for Carnarvonshire and held the seat until 1885.[7] He was then elected MP for Arfon and held the seat until 1895.[8]
Rathbone was closely involved in the formation of
Works
- Rathbone, William (1869). . Westminster: J.B. Nichols and Sons.
- Rathbone, William (1882). . London: Chapman and Hall, Limited.
Personal life
Rathbone married firstly Lucretia Wainwright Gair (c.1823 – 27 May 1859), daughter of Samuel Stillman Gair of Liverpool in 1847.[2] They had five children, but Lucretia died shortly after the birth of the fifth, Ted, who was drowned in a sailing accident on Derwent water in 1886.[9]
Rathbone remarried on 6 February 1862 to Esther Emily Acheson Lyle (c.1832 – 19 March 1918), daughter of Acheson Lyle of
References
- ^ William Rathbone VI, Rathbone Family Papers, University Library, The U. of Liverpool, Special Collections & Archives
- ^ a b c d Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
- OCLC 13092881.
- ^ Rathbone, Eleanor (1905). William Rathbone : a memoir (PDF). London: Macmillan. pp. 155–187.
- ^ Stocks, Mary (1960). One Hundred Years of District Nursing. London: George Allen & Unwin. pp. 26–39.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
- ^ The Times, Saturday, 11 September 1886; pg. 8; Issue 31862; col C: "Drowned". Sailing accident on Derwent Water.