William Rathbone IV

William Rathbone IV (10 June 1757 – 11 February 1809) was an English ship-owner and merchant involved in the organisation of American trade with Liverpool, England.^[1] He was a political radical, supporting the abolition of the slave trade and universal suffrage. He was a member of the noted Rathbone family.

^ Gordon, Alexander; Kirby, M. W. "Rathbone, William (1757–1809), merchant and philanthropist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23160. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[1] Gordon, Alexander; Kirby, M. W. "Rathbone, William (1757–1809), merchant and philanthropist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23160. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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