Rathbone is a surname which may refer to:

People

Monroe Jackson Rathbone II Monroe Jackson Rathbone II (March 1, 1900 – August 2, 1976) was an American businessman who was the chairman, president (corporate title), president, and Chief executive officer, CEO of Standard Oil of New Jersey (now the Exxon Corporation). ...

(1900–1976), American businessman * Andy Rathbone (born 1961), American writer. * Augusta Rathbone (1897–1990), American artist *

Clyde Rathbone Clyde Rathbone (born 23 July 1981 in Durban, South Africa), nicknamed "Rattlebones", is an Australian retired rugby union player. He played for the Brumbies in Super Rugby. He also played internationally for Australia. He began his Australia car ...

(born 1981), Australian rugby union player * Eleanor Florence Rathbone (1872–1946), British M.P. and campaigner for women's rights *

Elfrida Rathbone Elfrida Rathbone (1871–1940) was an English educationist and a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool and the cousin of Eleanor Rathbone, who was an MP and campaigned for children's rights. Career She was born in Liverpool in July ...

(1871–1940), English educationist and philanthropist, cousin of Eleanor Rathbone *

Hannah Mary Rathbone Hannah Mary Rathbone (5 July 1798, in Shropshire – 26 March 1878, in Liverpool) was an English writer and the author of ''The Diary of Lady Willoughby''. Life Reynolds was born in 1798. Her parents were Joseph Reynolds and Deborah (born Dearman ...

(1798–1878), English writer * Harold Steward Rathbone, co-founder of

Della Robbia Pottery The Della Robbia Pottery was a ceramic factory founded in 1894 in Birkenhead, near Liverpool, England. It closed in 1906. Initially it mostly made large pieces with high artistic aspirations, especially relief panels for architectural use, bu ...

Henry Rathbone Henry Reed Rathbone (July 1, 1837 – August 14, 1911) was a United States military officer and lawyer who was present at the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; Rathbone and his fiancée Clara Harris were sitting with Lincoln and Linco ...

(1837–1911), US Army major and diplomat present at Abraham Lincoln's assassination *

Henry Riggs Rathbone Henry Riggs Rathbone (February 12, 1870 – July 15, 1928) was a congressman from Illinois. He served Illinois's at-large congressional district from 1923 until his death in 1928. Early life Rathbone was born in Washington, D.C., to Brevet ...

(1870–1928), US Congressman and son of Henry Rathbone *

Hugh Reynolds Rathbone Hugh Reynolds Rathbone (4 April 1862 – 19 January 1940) was a British merchant and politician, who sat as a member of parliament (MP) and was a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool. The eldest son of Richard Reynolds Rathbone and ...

(1862–1940), Liverpool merchant * Jack Rathbone (born 1999), American ice hockey player *

Jackson Rathbone Monroe Jackson Rathbone V (born December 14, 1984) is an American actor, singer, and musician best known for his roles as Jasper Hale in ''The Twilight Saga (film series), The Twilight Saga'' and Sokka in the live-action ''The Last Airbender (fil ...

(born 1984), American actor *

John Rathbone John Rankin Rathbone (5 February 1910 – 10 December 1940) was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life He was born in 1910 to William Rathbone, a marine architect, and Agnes Dorothea Rankin. Education For his education, Rat ...

(1910–40), English politician * John Rathbone (1750–1807), English painter *

Julian Rathbone Julian Christopher Rathbone (10 February 1935 – 28 February 2008) was an English novelist. Life Julian Rathbone was born in 1935 in Blackheath, south London. The son of Christopher and Decima Rathbone, he was a member of the Rathbone fam ...

(1935–2008), English novelist * Justus H. Rathbone (1839–1889), founder of the Knights of Pythias *

Richard Rathbone Richard Rathbone (2 December 1788 – 10 November 1860) was a merchant and member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool in England. Life Rathbone was the second son of William Rathbone IV. Richard was a commission merchant, setting up in pa ...

(1788–1860), Liverpool merchant *

Tim Rathbone John Rankin "Tim" Rathbone (17 March 1933 – 12 July 2002) was a British businessman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for the seat of Lewes (UK Pa ...

(1933–2002), English politician *

William Rathbone II William Rathbone II (22 May 1696 – 1746) was a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool, England. William Rathbone was the son of a sawyer who lived in Gawsworth, Cheshire, and shared his name. Born on 22 May 1696, William Rathbone II to ...

(1696–1746), founder of Rathbone Brothers, initially a Liverpool-based timber trading business *

William Rathbone III William Rathbone III (1726–1789) was a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool, England. The eldest son of William Rathbone II, he was a merchant and ship-owner in Liverpool. A devout Quaker, and committed opponent of the slave trade, ...

(1726–89), Liverpool merchant *

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. He was a political radical, supporting the abolition of the slave trade and univ ...

(1757–1809), Liverpool merchant *

William Rathbone V William Rathbone V (17 June 1787 – 1 February 1868) was an English merchant and politician, serving as Lord Mayor of Liverpool. Life William Rathbone was a Quaker until he was disowned by the Society of Friends in 1820. He then joined the ...

(1787–1868), Liverpool merchant *

William Rathbone VI William Rathbone VI (11 February 1819 – 6 March 1902) was an English merchant and businessman noted for his philanthropic and public work. He was also a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1868 and 1895. Bac ...

(1819–1902), English politician

Fictional characters

* Oliver Rathbone, a lawyer in Anne Perry mystery novels about

William Monk Inspector William Monk is a fictional character created by the writer Anne Perry and hero of a series of books introduced in 1990. Monk was born in Northumberland shortly before the accession of Queen Victoria, the son of a fisherman. Before ...

* Henry Rathbone, father of Oliver Rathbone in

Anne Perry Anne Perry (born Juliet Marion Hulme; 28 October 1938 – 10 April 2023) was a British writer and murderer. She was the author of the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt and William Monk series of historical detective fiction. In 1994 it became pub ...

mystery novels

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