David Ricardo (1803 – 17 May 1864) was a British

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Member of Parliament. He was the son of

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and educated at

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(1812–1815) and

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. He succeeded his father in 1823, inheriting the family seat at Gatcombe Park. He was appointed

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for 1830–31. and elected MP for

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in 1832 but "took the

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" in 1833. He married Catherine, the daughter of William Thomas St Quintin, of

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, Yorkshire, and had two sons and a daughter. He was succeeded at Gatcombe by his second son, Henry David, his first son having died in infancy.'The will of Mr. David Ricardo, of Gatcombe Park', Gloucestershire Chronicle, 20 August 1864, p

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ricardo, David 1803 births 1864 deaths Politicians from London Jewish British politicians People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1832–1835 High Sheriffs of Gloucestershire