James Ravenscroft (philanthropist)
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James Ravenscroft (died 1680) was a lawyer, merchant, and philanthropist in Chipping Barnet, in what is now north London.
He was the son of Thomas Ravenscroft.
Career
Ravenscroft was a lawyer and merchant, dealing in lace, currants and glass.[1]
In 1679, Ravenscroft, then of High Holborn in London, had the Ravenscroft Almshouses built for six "poore antient women".[2][1][3]
