Samson Ricardo
Samson Israel Ricardo was a British politician who served as the Whig Member of Parliament (MP).
Early life
Ricardo was born in London on 19 November 1792 into the wealthy family of Portuguese origin. He was a younger son of successful stockbroker Abraham Israel Ricardo and Abigail Ricardo, a daughter of Abraham Delvalle. Among his siblings were the political economist David Ricardo and financier Jacob Ricardo, who was the father of John Lewis Ricardo.The Ricardo family were Sephardic Jews of Portuguese origin who had recently relocated from the Dutch Republic. His maternal aunt, Rebecca Delvalle, was wife of the engraver Wilson Lowry, mother of the engraver Joseph [Wilson Lowry] as well as the geologist, mineralogist, and author Delvalle Lowry.
Career
He was also the business partner of his nephew John Lewis Ricardo, with whom he became an investor and director of the Electric Telegraph Company.Ricardo was elected as MP for Windsor a by-election from 1855 to 1857. He had failed to win the seat in the 1852 general election and lost it in the 1857 general election.