William Rathbone II
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William Rathbone II was the founder of Rathbone Brothers
, one of the United Kingdom
's largest firms of wealth managers.
, William Rathbone II set off for Liverpool
where in 1742 he established the timber business that became Rathbone Brothers
. He later joined the Society of Friends. He died in 1746.
, and then in 1731 he married Elizabeth Shepherd Johnson.
Rathbone Brothers
Rathbone Brothers Plc is one of the UK's largest and longest-established provider of high-quality, personalised investment management and wealth management services for private investors and trustees. This includes discretionary investment management, unit trusts, tax planning, trust and company...
, one of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's largest firms of wealth managers.
Career
Brought up in GawsworthGawsworth
Gawsworth is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is one of the eight ancient parishes of Macclesfield Hundred. Twenty acres of the civil parish were transferred to Macclesfield civil parish in 1936The country houses...
, William Rathbone II set off for Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
where in 1742 he established the timber business that became Rathbone Brothers
Rathbone Brothers
Rathbone Brothers Plc is one of the UK's largest and longest-established provider of high-quality, personalised investment management and wealth management services for private investors and trustees. This includes discretionary investment management, unit trusts, tax planning, trust and company...
. He later joined the Society of Friends. He died in 1746.
Family
In 1722 he married first Sarah Hyde with whom he had a son, William Rathbone IIIWilliam Rathbone III
William Rathbone III was a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool.The eldest son of William Rathbone II, he was a merchant and ship-owner within Liverpool. A devout Quaker, and committed opponent of the slave trade, he married twice, fathering eleven children, including William Rathbone...
, and then in 1731 he married Elizabeth Shepherd Johnson.