William Rickford was an English banker and Whig  politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1818 to 1841.

Rickford was the son of William Rickford who established the Aylesbury Old Bank in 1795. Rickford became the sole proprietor of the bank when his father died in 1803. He ran the bank until he died in 1854.

In 1818, Rickford was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Aylesbury

Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He held the seat until 1841.

Rickford died at the age of 85.

Rickford married Mary Vanderhelm, daughter of John Vanderhelm, on 28 September 1791.

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