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John Houblon Sir John Houblon (13 March 1632 – 10 January 1712) was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697. Early life John Houblon was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean ...

(1694–1699, 1700–1712) (First Governor 1694–1697) *

William Scawen William Scawen (1600–1689) was one of the pioneers in the revival of the Cornish language. He was a politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Life Scawen was the son of Robe ...

(1694–1696) (1699–1722) (Governor 1697–1699) *

Nathaniel Tench Nathaniel Tench (died 1710) was Governor of the Bank of England from 1699 to 1701. He had been Deputy Governor from 1697 to 1699. He replaced William Scawen and was succeeded by John Ward. Tench became a landowner in Leyton. A monument to him wa ...

(1694–?) (Governor 1699–1701) * John Ward, MP (1694–97, 1698–99, 1703–1726) (Governor 1701–1703) *

Abraham Houblon Abraham Houblon (23 January 1640 – 11 May 1722) was Governor of the Bank of England from 1703 to 1705. He had been Deputy Governor from 1701 to 1703. He replaced John Ward and was succeeded by James Bateman. He was a brother of Sir James Houb ...

(1694–?) (Governor 1703–1705) *

James Bateman James Bateman may refer to: *James Bateman (horticulturist) (1811–1897), British landowner and horticulturist *James Bateman (artist) (1893–1959), English painter of rural scenes *James Bateman (MP), MP for Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency), ...

(1694–1697, 1698–1699, 1700–1703 and 1707–1711) (Governor 1705–1707) * Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet (1694–1702, 1704–1725 and 1726–1733) (Governor 1709–1711 and 1723–1725) * William Paterson (1694–95) * James Houblon (1694–?) (died c.1700) *

Henry Furnese Henry Furnese (after 1688 – 30 August 1756), of Gunnersbury House, Middlesex, was a British merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1720 and 1756. Furnese was the only son of George Furnese, an East India Company facto ...

(1694–97 and 1699–1700 and 1700–1702) *Samuel Lethieullier (1694–?) *

Theodore Janssen Sir Theodore Janssen of Wimbledon, 1st Baronet (1650s, Angoulême, France – 22 September 1748, Wimbledon, London) was a French-born English financier and member of parliament who, after a long and successful career in commerce, was ruined and d ...

(1694–1719) *John Lordell (1694–?) *James Denew (1694–1702) *Brook Bridges (1694–?) *George Boddington (1694–} *Obadiah Sedgwick (1694–?) * Edward Clarke (1694–?) *Robert Raworth (1694–?) *Thomas Goddard (1694–1700) *John Smith (of Beaufort Buildings) (1694–?) * William Gore (1694–97, 1698–99 and 1701–1706) *

Thomas Abney Sir Thomas Abney (January 1640 – 6 February 1722) was a merchant and banker who served as Lord Mayor of London for the year 1700 to 1701. Abney was the son of James Abney and was born in Willesley, then in Derbyshire but now in Leicestershire. ...

(1694–1700, 1703–1705, 1706–1709, 1710–1714, 1715–1718, 1719–1722) * William Hedges (1694–1700) * John Huband, Bt (1694–?) * Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet (1697–1703, 1704–05 and 1709–1715) (Governor 1707–1709) * William Ashurst (1697–1700, 1701–1703, 1704–1706, 1707–1709, 1711–1714) *Samuel Bulteel (1697–1708) *Charles Chamberlan (1697–98 and 1703–1705) * Peter Delmé (1698–1703, 1709–13 and 1717–1728) (Governor 1715–1717) *Richard Levett (1698–1700) *

John Rudge John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(1699–1711) (Governor 1713–1715) *Charles Thorold (1699–?) *William Des Bouverie (1700–?) *

Gerard Conyers Sir Gerard Conyers (1649 – 20 July 1737) was an English banker and Lord Mayor of London. He was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England from 1715 to 1717 and Governor from 1717 to 1719, replacing Sir Peter Delmé and being succeeded in turn by ...

(1702–04, 1705–07, 1708–10, 1711–1715 and 1719–1737) (Governor 1717–1719) * Robert Clayton (1702–1707) *

Thomas Scawen Sir Thomas Scawen (c. 1650 – 22 September 1730) was a British merchant, financier and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1722. He was Governor of the Bank of England from 1721 to 1723. Early life Scawen was a youn ...

(1705–08, 1709–10, 1711–14, 1715–19, 1723–26 and 1727–1729) {Governor 1721–1722) * Charles Peers (1705–07 and 1708–1712) *John Emilie (1708–?) * Richard Du Cane (1710–1730) *

George Thorold Sir George Thorold, 1st Baronet (c. 1666 – 29 October 1722) of Harmston, Lincolnshire, was an English merchant active in London. He served as Lord Mayor of London, Sheriff of London, and a Director of the Bank of England. Biography Thorold wa ...

(1711–16 and 1717–1721) *Christopher Lethieullier (1712–? and 1720–?) * Randolph Knipe (1712–16, 1717–20, 1721–24 and 1725–1728) *Richard Houblon (1713–?) * Robert Bristow (1713–1716) (1718–1720) * John Eyles, 2nd Baronet (1715–1717) *

Humphry Morice Humphry Morice may refer to: * Humphry Morice (Governor of the Bank of England) (c. 1671 – 1731), British merchant * Humphry Morice (MP for Launceston) Humphry Morice (1723 – 18 October 1785) was a Whig Member of Parliament for the Cornish ...

(1716– and –1725) (Governor 1727–1729) *John Francis Fauquier (1716–?) *

Joseph Eyles Sir Joseph Eyles (c. 1690–8 February 1740), of Bishopsgate in the City of London, was an English merchant, financier and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1740. Origins He was the younger son of Sir Francis Eyl ...

(1717–21 and 1730–1733) *

John Hanger John Hanger (born 1957) is the former Pennsylvania Secretary of Planning and Policy, serving on the executive staff of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. Hanger has served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, a p ...

(Governor 1719–1721) * William Humfreys (1719–21, 1722–25, 1726–27 and 1728–1730) *

Samuel Holden Samuel Holden (1675–1740) was an English merchant, politician, and nonconformist activist. Life The son of Joseph Holden by his second wife Priscilla Watt, he was employed when still young by the Russia Company at Riga. He became a successful ...

(1720–27 and 1731–1740) (Governor 1729–1731) *

Horatio Townshend Horatio Townshend (c. 1683–1751) was an English banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1715 and 1734. Townshend was the son of Horatio Townshend, 1st Viscount Townshend and his second wife Mary Ashe, daughter of Sir Joseph ...

(1722–1725) (Governor 1733–1735) *

Delillers Carbonnel Delillers Carbonnel (born 1654) was a British banker who was Governor of the Bank of England from 1740 to 1741. He was born in London, the son of Gillaume Carbonnel, a French Merchant. He was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England from 1738 to 17 ...

(1722–?) (Governor 1740–1741) *

Edward Bellamy Edward Bellamy (March 26, 1850 – May 22, 1898) was an American author, journalist, and political activist most famous for his utopian novel ''Looking Backward''. Bellamy's vision of a harmonious future world inspired the formation of numerou ...

(1723–26, 1727–29 and 1733–1749) (Governor 1731–1733) *

Nathaniel Gould Nathaniel Gould (21 December 1857 – 25 July 1919), commonly known as Nat Gould, was a British novelist. History Gould was born at Manchester, Lancashire, the only surviving child of Nathaniel Gould, a tea merchant, and his wife Mary, ''née' ...

(1725–?) (Governor 1711–1713) * William Thompson (Governor 1725–1727) *

Bryan Benson Bryan Benson was Governor of the Bank of England from 1735 to 1737. He had been Deputy Governor from 1733 to 1735. He replaced Horatio Townshend as Governor and was succeeded by Thomas Cooke.Thomas Cooke (1725–?) (Governor 1737–1740) * William Jolliffe (1725–? and 1737–?) *Francis Porten (1726–1728) *James Gaultier (1728–1748) *

Stamp Brooksbank Stamp Brooksbank (23 June 1694 – 24 May 1756) was an English MP and Governor of the Bank of England. He was the eldest son of warehouseman and haberdasher Joseph Brooksbank of Hackney House and Cateaton St., Cheapside, London. He was the heir ...

(1728–40 and 1743–1755) (Governor 1741–1743) *Robert Alsop (1731–34 and 1735–1737) * William Fawkener (Governor 1743–1745) *Benjamin Lethieullier (1734–? and 1737–? and –1760) * Benjamin Longuet (1734–37 and 1738–?) (Governor 1747–1749) * Charles Savage (Governor 1745–1747) * John Thompson (1734–37, 1738–42, 1743–45 and 1746–1749) (Lord Mayor of London, 1736) *Robert Thornton (–1737 and 1738–?) * William Hunt (Governor 1749–1752) * Alexander Sheafe (1737–? and 1744–?) (Governor 1752–1754) *Matthew Raper (1737–?) *John Lequesne (1738–1741) *

Claude Fonnereau Claude Fonnereau (22 March 1677, La Rochelle – 5 April 1740, Hoddesdon) was a French people, French Huguenot refugee who settled in England and became a prominent merchant. He was the founding father of the Fonnereau family in England. In 1735 ...

(1739–1740) * Merrick Burrell (1742–1756 and 1760–1787) (Governor 1758–1760) * Matthews Beachcroft (1744–?) (Governor 1756–1758) *Thomas Winterbottom (1749–1752) * Samuel Fludyer, 1st Baronet (1753–55, 1756–58, 1759–62, 1763–1768) *Peter Du Cane (1755–1783) * Mr Thomas Plumer, Esquire (1755 - 1775), father of Right-Hon. Thomas Plumer *Thomas Chitty (1755–57 and 1758–1761) *

Bartholomew Burton Bartholomew Burton ( – 1770) was a British financier, banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1759 to 1768. He was Governor of the Bank of England from 1760 to 1762. Burton was the fourth son of Bartholomew Burton of North L ...

(Governor 1760–1762) * Robert Marsh (Governor 1762–1764) * John Weyland (Governor (1764–1766) *Benjamin Hopkins (1765–1767, 1768–1771, 1772–1775, 1776–1779) * Lyde Browne (? - 1787) *

Gustavus Brander Gustavus Brander FRS (172021 January 1787), an English naturalist who came from a Swedish family, was born in London in 1720. He was brought up as a merchant, in which capacity he achieved success and became a director of the Bank of England. H ...

* Matthew Clarmont (Governor 1766–1769) *

William Cooper William Cooper may refer to: Business *William Cooper (accountant) (1826–1871), founder of Cooper Brothers * William Cooper (businessman) (1761–1840), Canadian businessman *William Cooper (co-operator) (1822–1868), English co-operator * Will ...

(Governor 1769–1771) * Edward Payne (Governor 1771–1773) * James Sperling (Governor 1773–1775) * Samuel Beachcroft (Governor 1775–1777) *

Peter Gaussen Peter Gaussen (1723–1788) was Governor of the Bank of England from 1777 to 1779. He was born Jean-Pierre Gaussen in Geneva, the son of Paul Gaussen, a French Huguenot, and moved to London in 1739. He was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England ...

(1771–?) (Governor 1777–1779) * Martyn Fonnereau (1771–1783) * Samuel Bosanquet (1771–89 and 1793–1806) (Governor 1791–1793) * Samuel Thornton (1780–?) (Governor 1799–1801) * Brook Watson, 1st Baronet (1784–1786, 1787–1789, 1790–1793, 1796–1798, 1799–1801, 1802–1804, 1805–1807) *

John Harrison John Harrison ( – 24 March 1776) was a self-educated English Carpentry, carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the History of longitude, problem of calculating longitude while at s ...

(1785–1794) *

Peter Thellusson, 1st Baron Rendlesham Peter Isaac Thellusson, 1st Baron Rendlesham (13 October 1761 – 16 September 1808), was a British merchant, banker and politician. Thelluson was the eldest son of Peter Thellusson, a wealthy London merchant who had emigrated to Britain from Fr ...

(1787–1806) * Edward Simeon (c.1790–1812) *Peter Cazalet (1792–1794) * William Manning (1792–1831) (Governor 1812–1813) * Jeremiah Harman (1794–1827) (Governor 1816–1818) * John Staniforth (1807–1819) * John Reid, 2nd Baronet (1820–1837 and 1841–1847) (Governor 1839–1841) * William Thompson, MP (1827–1829, 1830–1832, 1833–1835, 1836–1839, 1840–1843, 1844–1847, 1847–1851, 1852–1854) *John Gellibrand Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington, (Governor 1853–1855) *

Thomas Matthias Weguelin Thomas Matthias Weguelin (5 May 1809 – 5 April 1885) was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1857 and 1880. Life Weguelin was the son of William A Weguelin of Weymouth Street, Portland Place, London, who ...

(1838–1853) (Governor 1855–1857) *Charles Frederick Huth (1838–?) *

Benjamin Buck Greene Benjamin Buck Greene (1808 – 3 April 1902) was a British banker and financier. He inherited a large fortune derived from the Atlantic slave trade and the sugar industry in the Caribbean, later becoming one of London's leading merchants and shipo ...

(1850–1900) (Governor 1873–1875) *

Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham Henry Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham MA BA FGS FSA (31 August 1819 – 13 September 1907) was a British banker, businessman and Conservative Party politician. Life Aldenham was the son of George Henry Gibbs, whose father Antony Gibbs was a ...

(1853–1901) (Governor 1875–1877) * George Goschen (1856–?) * Christopher Weguelin (1867–1880) *

Alfred de Rothschild Alfred Charles ''Freiherr'' de Rothschild, CVO (20 July 1842 – 31 January 1918), was the second son of Lionel ''Freiherr'' de Rothschild and Charlotte ''Freifrau'' von Rothschild of the Rothschild family. Education As a young man, Alfred a ...

(1869–1889) * Edward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke (1879–1891) *

William Middleton Campbell William Middleton Campbell (1849–1919) was Governor of the Bank of England from 1907 to 1909. Early life William Middleton Campbell was born in 1849. He was the son of Colin Campbell (Junior) of Colgrain and Camis Eskan (1818–86), a wealthy su ...

(1886–?) (Governor 1907–1909) *

Everard Hambro Sir Everard Alexander Hambro (11 April 1842 – 26 February 1925) was a British banker and philanthropist. Early life Everard Hambro was born 11 April 1842 in Willesden, London. Charles Mosley (ed.), ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage'', Crans, ...

(1895–1925) *

Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe, GBE (3 December 1855 – 6 January 1920) was a British banker who established the merchant banking business of Cunliffe Brothers (after 1920, Goschens and Cunliffe) in London, and who was Governor of the Ban ...

(1895–?)(Governor 1913–1918) * John Baring, 2nd Baron Revelstoke (1898–1929) *

Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (29 May 1870 – 26 November 1941), was a British banker and politician. His father, Henry Riversdale Grenfell, was Governor of the Bank of England between 1881 and 1883. William Grenfell, 1st Baron ...

(1905–1940) *

Robert Kindersley, 1st Baron Kindersley Robert Molesworth Kindersley, 1st Baron Kindersley (21 November 1871 – 20 July 1954) was an English businessman, stockbroker, merchant banker, and public servant who organised the National Savings movement. Background Kindersley was born ...

(1914–1946) *

Frederick Huth Jackson Frederick Huth Jackson (1863–1921), was a British banker, and a partner of the merchant bank, Frederick Huth & Co, founded by his great-grandfather, Frederick Huth. Early life He was the son of Thomas Hughes Jackson (1834–1930) and Hermi ...

1918 * Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor, 1st Baronet 1918 1927 * Alan Anderson (1918–1946) *

Brien Cokayne, 1st Baron Cullen of Ashbourne Brien Ibrican Cokayne, 1st Baron Cullen of Ashbourne (born Brien Ibrican Adams; 12 July 1864 – 3 November 1932) was a British businessman and banker. Cokayne was the fourth son of George Edward Cokayne ( Adams until 15 August 1873), author ...

(Governor 1918–1920) *

Roland Kitson, 3rd Baron Airedale Captain Roland Dudley Kitson, 3rd Baron Airedale (19 July 1882 – 20 March 1958), businessman, was born in Leeds, son of Sir James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale and his second wife, Mary Laura, daughter of Edward Fisher Smith. Roland's elder hal ...

(1923–1947) *

Albert Charles Gladstone, 5th Baronet Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...

(1924–1947) * John Nairne, 1st Baronet (1925–1931) * Alexander Shaw 1927 (died 1944) * Basil Blackett (1928–1935) *

Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, (21 June 1880 – 16 April 1941) was an English industrialist, economist, civil servant, statistician, writer, and banker. He was a director of the Bank of England and chairman of the London, Midland and Scot ...

(1928–1941) * Andrew Duncan (1929–1940) * John Hindley, 1st Viscount Hyndley (1931–1945) * William Henry Clegg (1932–1937) *

Patrick Ashley Cooper Major Sir Patrick Ashley Cooper (18 November 1887 – 22 March 1961) was a British businessman who for more than two decades was governor of the Hudson's Bay Company and director of the Bank of England. He served as High Sheriff of the County o ...

(1932–1955) *

Edward Holland-Martin Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

(1933–1948) *

Basil Gage Catterns Basil Gage Catterns (20 June 1886 – 5 February 1969) was the Chief Cashier and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. He was born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, son of the Rev. T.E.S. Catterns and educated at Trent College, Nottinghamshire. ...

(1934–1948) *

James George Weir Air Commodore James George Weir, (23 May 1887 – 7 November 1973) was an early Scottish aviator and airman. He was a successful industrialist who financed Juan de la Cierva's development of the autogiro. Biography Weir was born in Cambuslang, ...

(1935–1946) *

Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard Sir Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard, 1st Baronet (22 March 188826 November 1975) was a banker in England, Hong Kong, and the Middle East. Early life Bernard was born on 22 March 1888. Bernards's parents were Edmund Bowen Bernard and ...

(1936–1949) *

Otto Niemeyer Sir Otto Ernst Niemeyer (23 November 1883 – 6 February 1971) was a British banker and civil servant. He served as a director of the Bank of England from 1938 to 1952 and a director of the Bank for International Settlements from 1931 to 1965. ...

(1938–1952) *

James Pitman Sir Isaac James Pitman (known as James), KBE (14 August 1901 – 1 September 1985) was a distinguished publisher, senior civil servant, prominent educationalist, and leading politician, whose lifetime pursuit was the study of etymology, o ...

(1941–?) *

John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, ( ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was an English economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. Originally trained in ...

(1941–1946) *

Josiah Wedgwood V Josiah Wedgwood V (20 October 1899 – 18 May 1968) was the Managing Director of the Wedgwood pottery firm from 1930 until 1968 and credited with a transformation in the company's fortunes. Wedgwood was one of seven children of Josiah Wedgwood I ...

(1942–1946) *

William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy CBE (7 February 1886 – 7 July 1966) was a British economist, civil servant, businessman and financier. He is best remembered as chairman of the Industrial & Commercial Finance Corporation from 1945 to 1964. Early ...

(1946–1960) *

Michael Babington Smith Brigadier Michael James Babington Smith (20 March 1901 – 26 October 1984), known in London as MJBS, was a British banker, sportsman and soldier from the Babington family. During the Second World War, he served under General Dwight D. Eisen ...

(1949–1969) * Humphrey Mynors, 1st Baronet (1949–1954) *

Eric Roll Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden (born Erich Roll; 1 December 1907 – 30 March 2005) was a British academic economist, public servant and banker. He was made a life peer in 1977. Biography Roll was born in Nowosielitza, Austro-Hungarian Empir ...

(1968–1977) *

Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham, PC (18 December 1910 – 27 June 1999) was an English trade unionist, Labour politician and industrialist. His political ambitions, including an aspiration to become Prime Minister, were frustrated by ...

(1966–?) *

Alastair Pilkington Sir Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington (7 January 1920 – 5 May 1995), known as Sir Alastair Pilkington, was a British engineer and businessman who invented and perfected the float glass process for commercial manufacturing of plate glass. E ...

(1974–1984) *

Adrian Cadbury Sir George Adrian Hayhurst Cadbury, (15 April 1929 – 3 September 2015) was an English businessman who served as the chairman of Cadbury and Cadbury Schweppes for 24 years. He was also a British Olympic rower. Cadbury was a pioneer in raising ...

(1970–1994) * Andrew Crockett (1989–1993) *

John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton (2 November 1928 – 6 October 2020), was a British merchant banker who served as chairman of British Petroleum from 1992 to 1995. Lord Ashburton also sat on the boards of Jaguar Cars, Dunlo ...

(1993–1991) *

David Clementi Sir David Cecil Clementi (born 25 February 1949) is a British business executive and a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. He was formerly the Chairman of the BBC. Clementi holds a number of board positions including chairman of int ...

(1996–1997) * Bill Morris (1998–?) * Peter Jay (2003–?) * Neville Simms (1995–2002)

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Directors Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

Directors of the Bank of England Bank of England directors

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