Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff

Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff (2 October 1837 – 1923)^[1][2] was an English lock and safe manufacturer and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1880.

Ratcliff was born in Birmingham, the son of Joseph Ratcliff of Edgbaston, to a family of machinists and founders.^[1][3] He was a partner in the safe-making firm of Thomas Milner and Son.^[4] He was a J.P. for Worcestershire and Warwickshire.^[5]

At the 1880 general election Ratcliff was elected Member of Parliament for Evesham. His election was declared void in June 1880.^[6]

Ratcliff was living at Mansion House, Great Alne, Warwickshire with his wife Jane and several children in 1881.^[3] In 1889 he established the company of Ratner Safe with his son William Milner Ratcliff and John Horner.^[4]

He died at the age of 85.

Ratcliff married Jane Milner only daughter of Thomas Milner in 1862.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} History of Locks
2. ^ Office for National Statistics - Indices
3. ^ ^{a b} British Census 1881 RG11 3106/67 p4
4. ^ ^{a b c} Grace's Guide Ratner Safe Co
5. ^ William Retlaw Williams The Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester
6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Daniel Ratcliff

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Bourne	Member of Parliament for Evesham April 1880 – July 1880	Succeeded by Frederick Lehmann

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Date of birth	2 October 1837
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Date of death	1923
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