Giovanni Ricci (politician)

Giovanni Ricci (29 March 1813 in Genoa – 5 October 1892 in Oviglio) was an Italian naval captain and politician.

Giovanni Ricci
Minister of the Navy
In office
8 December 1862 – 22 January 1863
Preceded byCarlo Pellion di Persano
Succeeded byOrazio Di Negro
Senator
In office
2 March 1874 – 5 October 1892
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
18 February 1861 – 2 March 1874
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia
In office
2 April 1860 – 17 December 1860

Family background

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Giovanni Ricci belonged to the noble Genoese house of the Marquises Ricci; his brothers were the Marquis Vincenzo Ricci, who served as a minister in several governments of the Kingdom of Sardinia: diplomat and senator Alberto Ricci; and General Giuseppe Ricci, Deputy for La Spezia.[1]

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He graduated from the naval school in 1828 and rose through the ranks until he became Navy officer until he reached the rank of captain in 1855. He retired from the navy in 1858.[1] He was elected deputy for Genoa first in the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and then the Chamber of the Kingdom of Italy.[2][3] He was appointed Minister of the Navy in the Farini government[4] on 8 December 1862, but resigned on 22 January 1863 and was replaced shortly afterwards by Orazio Di Negro.[5]

He was appointed to the Senate in 1873.[1][3]

Honours

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Officer of the Military Order of Savoy - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Officer of the Military Order of Savoy
— 12 June 1856[6][1]
 
Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[1] - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "RICCI Giovanni". senato.it. Senato della Repubblica. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Giovanni Ricci". storia.camera.it. Camera dei Deputati. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Sarti, Telesforo (1890). Il Parlamento subalpino e nazionale, profili e cenni biografici di tutti di deputati e senatori eletti e creati dal 1848 al 1890 (legislature XVI). Terni: Editrice dell' Industria. p. 808. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ^ Margotti, Giacomo (1865). Memorie per la storia de' nostri tempi dal congresso di Parigi nel 1856. Ai giorni nostri · Volumes 2–3. Turin: Unione tipog. editrice. p. 109. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  5. ^ Randaccio, Carlo (1886). Storia delle marine militari italiane dal 1750 al 1860 e della marina militare italiana dal 1860 al 1870 (libro terzo). Rome: Forzani. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ Quirinale website