Ralph Benson (politician)
Ralph Benson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Stafford | |
| In office 7 October 1812 – 19 June 1818 | |
| In office 10 June 1826 – 9 August 1830 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1773 |
| Died | 23 October 1845 (aged 71–72) |
| Party | Tory |
| Parent | Moses Benson (father) |
Ralph Benson (1773 – 23 October 1845) was a British politician.[1]
Biography
Benson was one the first mixed-race Members of Parliament of the Parliament of Great Britain.[2] His father Moses Benson was a British West Indies merchant who was involved in the Liverpool slave trade.[2] His mother Judith Powell was a freed slave.[3] She was classified as mulatto and was the mother of Moses Bensons four children.[4] He sat for the constituency of Stafford.[5]
References
- ^ "Mr Ralph Benson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ a b "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slavery". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ "Book of Common Prayer—from the library of Liverpool slave trader Moses Benson". Black Dog Rare Books. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ "Anthony Gambrill | Liverpool the metropolis of slavery". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ https://d6.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/benson-ralph-1773-1845