Horace George Bowen (1841 – 6 May 1902) was the

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from 1893 to 1902.

Biography

Bowen entered the service of the

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in 1860, where he stayed throughout his career. He was attached to the chief accountant´s department, where he was Deputy Chief accountant, and from 1888 Chief Accountant. In 1893 he succeeded Frank May as Chief Cashier, and thus became the person responsible for issuing

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s at the

and the director of the divisions which provide the Bank of England's banking infrastructure. He resigned due to illness in January 1902, and was replaced as Chief Cashier by John Nairne.''Chief Cashiers.''
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, on 6 May 1902.

References

Chief cashiers of the Bank of England 1841 births 1902 deaths 19th-century English businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-1840s-stub