[2] A native of the nearby rural town of Leek, he worked for a while for a local bank.
His ruthless business sense combined with the technical breakthroughs of Wedgwood and Spode, made his firm a formidable force in the growing export trade from the Potteries.
Davenport resided at Westwood Hall from 1813, and the running of his business began to pass to his son Henry in the 1820s.
A portrait of Davenport by an unknown artist is held by the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
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