Richard Hart Davis
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Preceded byCharles Bathurst
Succeeded byEdward Davis Protheroe
Preceded byWilliam Tufnell
Succeeded byHart Davis
Richard Hart Davis | |
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 Portrait published 12 August 1814 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bristol | |
| In office 15 July 1812 – 23 April 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Bathurst |
| Succeeded by | Edward Davis Protheroe |
| Member of Parliament for Colchester | |
| In office 4 May 1807 – 23 June 1812 | |
| Preceded by | William Tufnell |
| Succeeded by | Hart Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1766 |
| Died | 21 February 1842 (aged 75) |
| Party | Tory |
| Children | 1 son (Hart Davis) and 1 daughter (Louisa Davis) |
| Occupation | Merchant and politician |
Richard Hart Davis (8 June 1766 - 21 February 1842) was a British merchant and Tory politician who served as Member of Parliament for both Colchester and Bristol.[1]
Davis was a successful merchant in Bristol trading with the West Indies. In 1810, he was said to have made £200,000 by "getting possession of all the Spanish wool in the kingdom".[2] In 1803, he joined the Society of Merchant Venturers in Bristol.