Raikes Currie: Difference between revisions

'''Raikes Currie''' (15 April 1801 – 16 October 1881) was Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Northampton (UK Parliament constituency)|Northampton]] from 1837 to 1857. He was a partner of the bank Curries & Co, along with his father, Isaac Currie, in Cornhill, City of London, and had several interests in the newly developing colony of South Australia.<ref>[http://heritagearchives.rbs.com/companies/list/curries-and-co.html Curries & Co, London, 1773-1864]</ref> in Cornhill, City of London, and had several interests in the newly developing colony of South Australia. He restored [[Minley Manor]] and made substantial improvements to the estate, work which was continued by his son and grandson.