Richard Slater Milnes

Richard Slater Milnes
Born	December 1759
Died	2 June 1804
Residence	Fryston Hall,Yorkshire, England, U.K.
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Occupation	Politician
Spouse(s)	Rachel Busk
Parent(s)	Robert Milnes Joyce Slater

Richard Slater Milnes (1759-1804) was an English heir, landowner and politician. The heir to a cloth fortune, he served in the British Parliament, where he championed the abolitionist cause.

Richard Slater Milnes was born in December 1759 to Robert Milnes, a Presbyterian cloth merchant, who he succeeded in 1771. His mother, Joyce, was the daughter of Adam Slater. Milnes graduated from the University of Glasgow in Scotland in 1775.

Milnes was a country gentleman at his Fryston Hall estate in Yorkshire. He served as a Member of Parliament for the City of York in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1784 to 1790. During his tenure, he gave a speech in favour of the abolition of the slave trade and was a supporter of William Pitt the Younger.

Milnes married Rachel, the daughter of Hans Busk, and had 2 sons and 7 daughters. They resided at Fryston Hall.

Milnes died on 2 June 1804. He was succeeded by his eldest son Robert Pemberton Milnes who also became an MP.

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