Nathaniel Tench (died 1710) 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 choosing and mentoring a successor. The governor ...

from 1699 to 1701. He had been Deputy Governor from 1697 to 1699. He replaced

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 Rob ...

and was succeeded by John Ward. Tench became a landowner in

Leyton Leyton ( ) is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It borders Walthamstow to the north, Leytonstone to the east, and Stratford to the south, with Clapton, Hackney Wick and Homerton, across the Ri ...

. A monument to him was placed on the north wall of St Mary's Church, Leyton. On his estate, his son

Sir Fisher Tench, 1st Baronet Sir Fisher Tench, 1st Baronet (c.1673—31 Oct 1736) was a City of London financier, who was a Member of Parliament and a director of several companies. Background Fisher Tench was the son of Nathaniel Tench (died 1710) and his wife Ann (died 1696 ...

built a mansion, Leyton Great House, demolished 1905.

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Governors of the Bank of England Year of birth missing 1710 deaths British bankers Deputy governors of the Bank of England {{England-business-bio-stub

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