Ralph Benson (politician)

Ralph Benson (16 June 1773 – 23 October 1845) was an English politician.

Biography
He was educated at Manchester Grammar School.

Benson was one the first mixed-race Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and served as the Tory MP for Stafford from 1812 to 1818 and again from 1826 to 1830.

Benson's father, Moses Benson, was a West Indies merchant and slave trader, whilst his mother, Judith Powell, was a free mustee.