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John Whitmore (banker)

John Whitmore (banker)

English banker and politician

John Whitmore (15 October 1750 – 9 October 1826) was an English merchant, banker and politician, Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth from 1795 to 1806.[1]

Whitmore was Governor of the Bank of England from 1808 to 1810. He had been Deputy Governor from 1807 to 1808. He replaced Beeston Long as Governor and was succeeded by John Pearse.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Whitmore, John (1750–1826), of Old Jewry, London and Epsom, Surr., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. [2]
    Governors of the Bank of England. Archived 23 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine Bank of England, London, 2013. Archived here. Retrieved 19 March 2016.


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