John Ricardo
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Years
- 1846
Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Ricardo, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Electric Telegraph Company founded in Britain
1846Role: Founder
- Founding of the Company
William Fothergill Cooke and John Ricardo founded the Electric Telegraph Company in 1846, creating the world's first public telegraph company.
- Incorporation by Act
The Electric Telegraph Company was incorporated by the Electric Telegraph Company's Act 1846, granting it legal status.
- Patent Assignment and Payment
The company paid £120,000 for Cooke and Wheatstone's earlier patents, with Wheatstone retaining a mileage royalty.
- Belgian Concession
In 1846, the company won a concession from Belgium for telegraph lines covering the whole country, an expansion development beyond the founding itself.
- Founding of the Company
Sources
- Electric Telegraph Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
- William Fothergill Cooke Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29