Andrew Riccard
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Sir Andrew Riccard was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1654.
Riccard was the son of Walter Riccard of Portesham. He became an Alderman of the City of London
and was Sheriff of London in 1651. He was at various times Governor of the East India Company and of the Turkey Company.
In 1654, Riccard was elected Member of Parliament
for City of London
in the First Protectorate Parliament
. Following the Restoration, he was knighted by Charles II on 10 July 1660.
Riccard died at the age of 68 and a Monument including a full size statue was erected at the church of St Olave's after his death by members of the Turkey Company. The inscription reads as follows.
Riccard married firstly Katherine and their only surviving daughter Christiana married successively Lord Kensington, son of the second Earl of Holland
, and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
, by whom she was ancestress of the succeeding Lords. He married secondly to Susanna who survived him and was buried 17 Mar 1686 at St Olave's.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1654.
Riccard was the son of Walter Riccard of Portesham. He became an Alderman of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
and was Sheriff of London in 1651. He was at various times Governor of the East India Company and of the Turkey Company.
In 1654, Riccard was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for City of London
City of London (UK Parliament constituency)
The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.-Boundaries and boundary...
in the First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
. Following the Restoration, he was knighted by Charles II on 10 July 1660.
Riccard died at the age of 68 and a Monument including a full size statue was erected at the church of St Olave's after his death by members of the Turkey Company. The inscription reads as follows.
"Sacred be the statue here raised by gratitude and respectto eternize the memory of Sir Andrew Riccard, knight, a citizen, and opulent merchant of London; whose active piety, inflexible integrity, and extensive abilities, alike distinguished and exalted him in the opinion of the wise and good. Adverse to his wish, he was frequently chosen chairman of the Honourable East India Company, and filled,with equal credit, for eighteen successive years, the same eminent station in the Turkey Company. Among many instances of his love to God and liberal spirit towards man,one, as it demands peculiar praise, deserves to be distinctly recorded. He nobly left the perpetual advowson of thisparish in trust to five of its senior inhabitants. He died 6th Sept., in the year of our Lord, 1672, of his age, 68.
"Manet post funera virtus."
Riccard married firstly Katherine and their only surviving daughter Christiana married successively Lord Kensington, son of the second Earl of Holland
Earl of Holland
Earl of Holland was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1624 for Henry Rich, 1st Baron Kensington. He was the younger son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick. and had already been created Baron Kensington in 1623, also in the Peerage of England. His eldest son, the second Earl,...
, and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton was an English royalist soldier. From 1648 he was closely associated with James, Duke of York, and rose to prominence, fortune and fame.-First English Civil War:...
, by whom she was ancestress of the succeeding Lords. He married secondly to Susanna who survived him and was buried 17 Mar 1686 at St Olave's.