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Houblon Norman Fellow
Houblon is a surname. Notable people of this surname include: *Abraham Houblon (1640–11 May 1722), Governor of the Bank of England, brother of James and John *Sir James Houblon (1629–1700), MP, Director of the Bank of England, brother of Abraham and John *Sir John Houblon (1632–1712), first Governor of the Bank of England, brother of Abraham and James *Jacob Houblon (1710–1770), MP *John Archer-Houblon (1773–1831), MP, descendant of the Bank of England Houblons *Thomas Archer Houblon (1849–1933), Archdeacon of Oxford See also *Houblon's Almshouses, Richmond *Houblon Apartments, part of the Relay Building, Whitechapel, London {{Surname Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Houblon
Abraham Houblon (23 January 1640 – 11 May 1722) was Governor of the Bank of England from 1703 to 1705. He had been Deputy Governor from 1701 to 1703. He replaced John Ward and was succeeded by James Bateman. He was a brother of Sir James Houblon and Sir John Houblon. Abraham was born on 23 January 1640 and baptised at the French Church, Threadneedle Street, London. He married at Westminster Abbey on 2 January 1672, Dorothy Hubert, who was a niece of Henry King, bishop of Chichester, and granddaughter of John King, bishop of London. Abraham died on 11 May 1722 at Langley. His daughter Anne married Henry Temple, later 1st Viscount Palmerston.Edward J. Davies, "The Ancestry of Lord Palmerston", ''The Genealogist'', 22(2008):62-77. 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 infra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Houblon
Sir James Houblon (1629 – ''circa'' 26 October 1700) was an influential merchant and Member of Parliament for the City of London. James was baptised at St Mary Woolchurch Haw Church in London on 26 July 1629, the second son of James Houblon, a prosperous merchant and Mary, the daughter of Jean du Quesne, the Younger of London and Canterbury. Both parents were descended from French Huguenot immigrants. He invested heavily in the East India and Iberian trades, specialising in the import of Port wine. He held appointments in the East India Company and the Levant Company. With his younger brother John, he was instrumental in establishing the Bank of England and was a director from the founding of the bank in 1692. He was elected an Alderman of the City of London in 1692, and was knighted shortly afterwards. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the City in July 1698. James was a friend of Samuel Pepys, and through him, John Evelyn John Evelyn (31 October 162027 Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Houblon
Sir John Houblon (13 March 1632 – 10 January 1712) was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697. Early life John Houblon was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger. He had nine brothers and three sisters. The Houblon family were Huguenots from Lille and he later became an elder in the French Protestant Church of London in Threadneedle Street. His younger brother, Abraham Houblon, was also Bank of England Governor, from 1703 to 1705. A daughter of Abraham Houblon, Anne, was married to Henry Temple, later Viscount Palmerston, in 1703. His older brother, James, an influential merchant and Member of Parliament for the City of London, was also a director of the Bank of England. Four other of his brothers were prosperous merchants. Career He became Sheriff of the City of London in 1689, an Alderman from 1689 to 1712, and Master of the Grocer's Company from 1690 to 1691. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Houblon
Jacob Houblon (31 July 1710 – 1770), of Hallingbury, Essex, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1735 and 1768. Houblon was the only surviving son of Charles Houblon, Portugal merchant, of Bubbingworth Hall, Essex and his wife Mary Bate, daughter of Daniel Bate, London merchant, of Barton Court, Abingdon, Berkshire. The Houblons came from Flanders as Protestant refugees in Queen Elizabeth's time, and became significant London merchants. Houblon succeeded his father who died on 20 March 1711. He also succeeded his father’s first cousin, Sir Richard Houblon, on 13 October 1724, who ordered that his personal estate should be laid out in the purchase of entailed lands. Houblon was admitted at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1725 and migrated to Emmanuel on 9 February 1730. In 1729, the estate of Hallingbury on the Essex and Hertfordshire border, was bought for Houblon by Sir Richard Houblon’s trustees. Houblon become a To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Archer-Houblon
John Archer-Houblon (1 December 1773 – 31 May 1831) of Welford Park and Great Hallingbury, Hallingbury Place was a British Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament. Early life Houblon was the eldest son of merchant Jacob Houblon and his wife Susannah Archer of Hallingbury Place in Great Hallingbury. His younger sisters were Maria Houblon (wife of Rev. Ambrose Alexander Cotton) and Letitia Houblon (wife of Frederic Louis von Feilitzsch). His maternal grandparents were John Archer (son of William Archer (British politician), William Archer, MP for Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency), Berkshire) and Lady Mary Fitzwilliam (a daughter of John Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, and sister to Lady Anne Fitzwilliam, the second wife of Francis Godolphin, 2nd Baron Godolphin, and William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam). His paternal grandfather was Jacob Houblon, MP, and grandson of Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet, MP and Treasurer of the Chamber. He was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Archer Houblon
Thomas Henry Archer Houblon was an Anglican priest in the early 20th century. He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 9 October 1849 at Brighton in East Sussex. He was the son of Rev. Thomas Archer Houblon MA, sometime Rector of Peasemore and his wife, Eleanor Deedes; and grandson of John Archer Houblon of Welford Park in Berkshire and Hallingbury Place in Essex. John Houblon, the Governor of the Bank of England, was his ancestral uncle. He was educated at Radley and Christ Church. He was ordained in 1874 and was Curate of Wantage until his appointment to his father's old parish at Peasemore in 1876. He was Rector of Wantage from 1881 until"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889 1903 and then Archdeacon of Oxford The Archdeacon of Oxford is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Oxford, Church of England, England. The office responsibility includes the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houblon's Almshouses
Houblon's Almshouses are Grade II* listed almshouses An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) was charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the medieval era. They were often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain ... in Richmond, London. They were founded in the 18th century by two sisters, Rebecca and Susanna Houblon, whose father, Sir John Houblon, had been the first Governor of the Bank of England. The oldest almshouses were built in 1757, originally to house nine poor women who had been brought up in the Protestant religion. A further two almshouses were built in 1857. The almshouses are now managed by The Richmond Charities. New residents are accepted from 65 years of age. See also * List of almshouses in the United Kingdom * Richmond Charities Notes and references External linksThe Richmond Charities {{coord, 51.4614, N, 0.2970, W, source:wikidata, display=title 1757 est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relay Building
The Relay Building, originally known as One Commercial Street, is a 21-storey residential block in Whitechapel at the junction of Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street, London E1. Despite the building's former name, the main entrance is in Whitechapel High Street, and the postal address is 114 Whitechapel High Street. The building opened in 2014. The developer was Redrow;Redrow LondonOne Commercial Street, Aldgate , Redrow London, accessdate: 24/08/2014 and the architects were Sigma Seifert.Building DesignCarbuncle Cup: One Commercial Street, by Sigma Seifert Architects , Opinion , Building Design, accessdate: 24/08/2014 The contractor was John Sisk & Son, a member of the Sisk Group. Construction had been suspended in 2008, but with the recovery in the London housing market, the development was purchased by Redrow. As well as 207 apartments, there is 110,000 sq ft of offices over six floors, retail space on the ground floor and car parking in the basement. The ground f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
