Godfrey Thornton was
Governor of the Bank of England
The governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the bank, with the incumbent grooming their successor. The governor of the B ...
from 1793 to 1795. He had been
Deputy Governor from 1791 to 1793. He replaced
Samuel Bosanquet
Samuel Bosanquet (1744–1806) was an English merchant and banker.
Life
Samuel Bosanquet was born into an immigrant family of Huguenots, the son of Samuel Bosanquet (1700–1765) and his wife Mary Dunster. His sister Mary would go on to beco ...
as Governor and was succeeded by
Daniel Giles.
''Governors of the Bank of England''.
Bank of England, London, 2013
Archived here.
Retrieved 9 March 2016.
See also
*Chief Cashier of the Bank of England
The Chief Cashier of the Bank of England is the person responsible for issuing banknotes at the Bank of England and is the director of the divisions which provide the Bank of England's banking infrastructure. This person is known to the gener ...
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Governors of the Bank of England
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
British bankers
Deputy Governors of the Bank of England
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