Abraham Houblon (23 January 1640 – 11 May 1722) was

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from 1703 to 1705. He had been Deputy Governor from 1701 to 1703. He replaced John Ward and was succeeded by

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. He was a brother of Sir

James Houblon Sir James Houblon (1629 – ''circa'' 26 October 1700) was an influential merchant and Member of Parliament for the City of London. James was baptised at St Mary Woolchurch Haw Church in London on 26 July 1629, the second son of James Houblon ...

and Sir

John Houblon Sir John Houblon (13 March 1632 – 10 January 1712) was an English merchant and banker who served as the first governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697. He also served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1695. Early life John Houblon was ...

. Abraham was born on 23 January 1640 and baptised at the French Church, Threadneedle Street, London. He married at

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on 2 January 1672, Dorothy Hubert, who was a niece of Henry King, bishop of Chichester, and granddaughter of John King, bishop of London. Abraham died on 11 May 1722 at Langley. His daughter Anne married Henry Temple, later 1st Viscount Palmerston.Edward J. Davies, "The Ancestry of Lord Palmerston", ''The Genealogist'', 22(2008):62-77.

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