(1735 - 1809), merchant, o. s. of David Bosanquet (d. 1741); Board of EICo 1768 - 72; dir. of the R. Exch. Assurance 1770; unm.
1779 - 89 Naples, Rome (by 20 Apr. 1779), Leghorn (by 2 Jun.), Florence (by 8 Jun.), Turin, Genoa (by 7 Aug.) [Turin (Oct. 1780); Venice (4 Apr. 1784); Naples (27 Nov. 1787 and Jan. 1789)]
Richard Bosanquet lived abroad some ten years, from 1779, to escape his creditors.1 His cousin Samuel Bosanquet wrote to him (n.d., probably July 1779), 'I have received two letters from you one of the 2nd of June from Leghorn the other of the 8th from Florence.... You have never given very explicit directions where I should send my letters to you.... My last I judged from your account ought to be sent to Naples, but I now find you did not get it till you came to Florence'.1
It was, presumably, the same Bosanquet who was at Rome on 20 April 1779, intending to return to Naples to pass the summer.2 On 7 August 1779 a Bosanquet had delivered a letter from Turin to Genoa, and John Collet, the British consul, intended introducing him to all the English; on 30 October Collet wrote to William Poyntz at Turin that he was glad to hear Bosanquet had received an addition to his fortune and asking where he now was.3 Richard Bosanquet's mother had died on 18 September 1779, leaving him her house in trust. Further references to Bosanquet in Italy probably all concern Richard. 'Bosanquit' was presented to the court at Turin on 29 October 1780.4 'Mons. Bosangart' arrived in Venice on 4 April 1784;5 Mr Bosanquet 'who has a house in Bruton Street' met Garmston in Naples on 27 November 1787,6 and Bosanquet was dining with Sir William Hamilton at Naples on 3 January 1789.7
1. Bosanquet MSS; Dingestow Court, Mon.; notes by P. du Prey. 2. SP 93/31 (Hamilton, 20 Apr. 1779). 3. Genoa cons.corr.MSS. 4. AST cf. 5. ASV IS 760. 6. PRO NI d572/9/20 (R. Garmston, 27 Nov. 1787). 7. Porter MSS.