Name John Davenport Role Industrialist | Resigned 1841 | |
Died December 12, 1848, Leek, United Kingdom Previous office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (1832–1841) | ||
Organizations founded Davenport Pottery | ||
John Davenport (29 September 1765 – 12 December 1848) was an English industrial potter, founder of the Davenport Pottery firm in The Potteries, and Conservative MP for the Stoke Division from 1832 to 1841.
He was also Deputy Lieutenant for Staffordshire.
He resided at Westwood Hall. A portrait of Davenport by an unknown artist is held by the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
He married Diana Ward in 1795 and by her had two daughters and three sons.
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