Samson Ricardo (1792–1862) was a British

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who served as the Whig MP for

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from a by election in 1855 to 1857. He had failed to win the seat in the 1852 general election and lost it in the 1857 general election. He was a member of the wealthy

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Ricardo family of Portuguese origin whose members include the political economist

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. He was also the business partner of his nephew

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, with whom he became an investor and director of the

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1792 births 1862 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1852–1857 Whig (British political party) MPs {{England-UK-MP-stub