Governor of the Bank of England - Wikipedia
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 …
Governors - Bank of England
The governors serve as the Bank’s top level executive team, and are responsible, in conjunction with the Bank’s policy committees, for overseeing the fulfilment of the Bank’s mission. Each …
Samuel Thornton (MP) - Wikipedia
Samuel Thornton (6 November 1754 – 3 July 1838) was one of the sons of John Thornton, a leading merchant in the Russian and Baltic trade, and was a director of the Bank of England …
Godfrey Thornton - Wikipedia
Godfrey Thornton was Governor of the Bank of England from 1793 to 1795. He had been Deputy Governor from 1791 to 1793. He replaced Samuel Bosanquet as Governor and was …
THORNTON, Samuel (1754-1838), of Clapham Common and …
On the death of his father, worth about £600,000, in 1790, Thornton became head of the family business trading to the Baltic; 2 but in the House he figured first and foremost as a Bank …
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Thornton, Samuel
In the House of Commons Thornton was a frequent speaker on commercial questions, and especially championed the interests of the Bank of England. On 15 Dec. 1790 he made a …
Samuel Thornton (MP) - Wikiwand
Samuel Thornton (6 November 1754 – 3 July 1838) was one of the sons of John Thornton, a leading merchant in the Russian and Baltic trade, and was a director of the Bank of England …
Samuel Thornton was Governor of the Bank of England from 1799 to 1801 and a Director for 53 years. Using the influence and the personal wealth of its members, the Clapham Sect brought …
Godfrey Thornton - Wikiwand / articles
Godfrey Thornton was Governor of the Bank of England from 1793 to 1795. He had been Deputy Governor from 1791 to 1793. He replaced Samuel Bosanquet as Governor and was …
THORNTON, Samuel (1754-1838), of Clapham and Albury Park, Surr.
Director, Bank of England 1780-1836, gov. 1799-1801; gov. of Russia Co. 1810- d. Biography. John Thornton was the biggest English merchant trading to Russia, held the contract for …
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