Andrew Riccard
Sir Andrew Riccard (c1604 - 6 September 1672) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.
Riccard was the son of Walter Riccard of Portesham. He became an Alderman of the City of London and was Sheriff of London in 1651. He was at various times Governor of the East India Company and of the Turkey Company.
In 1654, Riccard was elected Member of Parliament for City of London in the First Protectorate Parliament. Following the Restoration, he was knighted by Charles II on 10 July 1660.
Riccard died at the age of 68 and a Monument including a full size statue was erected at the church of St Olave's after his death by members of the Turkey Company. The inscription reads as follows.
Riccard married firstly Katherine and their only surviving daughter Christiana married successively Lord Kensington, son of the second Earl of Holland, and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, by whom she was ancestress of the succeeding Lords. He married secondly to Susanna who survived him and was buried 17 Mar 1686 at St Olave's.
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