John Davenport (industrialist)


John Davenport was an English industrial potter, founder of the Davenport Pottery firm in The Potteries, and the Conservative MP for Stoke from 1832 to 1841.
He was also deputy lieutenant for Staffordshire.
He resided at Westwood Hall. A portrait of Davenport by an unknown artist is held by the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
He married Diana Ward in 1795 and they had two daughters and three sons.