Ralph Benson (16 June 1773 – 23 October 1845) was an English politician.[1]
Biography edit
He was educated at Manchester Grammar School.
Benson was one the first mixed-race Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and served as the Tory MP for Stafford from 1812 to 1818 and again from 1826 to 1830.[2][3]
Benson's father, Moses Benson, was a West Indies merchant and slave trader, whilst his mother, Judith Powell, was a free mustee.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "BENSON, Ralph (1773-1845), of Lutwyche Hall, nr. Wenlock, Salop. | History of Parliament Online".
- ^ Lees, Rebecca (October 28, 2020). "Who were the first MPs from ethnic minority backgrounds?" – via commonslibrary.parliament.uk.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slavery".
- ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slavery".