Background
Ratcliff was born in Birmingham, the son of Joseph Ratcliff of Edgbaston, to a family of machinists and founders.
Ratcliff was born in Birmingham, the son of Joseph Ratcliff of Edgbaston, to a family of machinists and founders.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire and Warwickshire. His election was declared void in June 1880. He died at the age of 85.
Ratcliff married Jane Milner only daughter of Thomas Milner in 1862.
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At the 1880 general election Ratcliff was elected Member of Parliament for Evesham.