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Rowland Stephenson (other)
Rowland Stephenson may refer to: * Rowland Stephenson (banker) (1782–1856), British politician *Rowland Stephenson (Carlisle MP) Rowland Stephenson was a British Tory politician for a Cumberland constituency. He was M.P. for Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of t ... (??–1807), English politician * Rowland Macdonald Stephenson (1808–1895), British engineer {{hndis, Stephenson, Rowland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowland Stephenson (banker)
Rowland Stephenson (19 May 1782 – 2 July 1856) was a British banker and politician who precipitated the collapse of a bank and took refuge in America. The son of banker and great nephew of his namesake, MP for Carlisle (1787–1790), he had been born at sea when his family returned from Florida when their business failed after the American War of Independence. He joined Remington, Stephenson & Company on leaving Eton. He already had several properties in Essex, the manor of Cockermouth and How Hatch estate in Dagenham, before adding to his property in Romford by buying Marshalls in 1816. Family life In 1771, Stephenson's father, John (died 1822), married Mary Broadley, the niece of Royal Naval commander, Thomas Broadley. In 1776, John became a member of the King's Council in Pensacola, Florida—under British control since 1763—where he worked as a merchant and provisioning agent. During the American Revolutionary War, John's business collapsed and opted to return to Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowland Stephenson (Carlisle MP)
Rowland Stephenson was a British Tory politician for a Cumberland constituency. He was M.P. for Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ... from 1787 to 1790. He died on 30 September 1807. Notes Year of birth missing 1807 deaths Tory MPs (pre-1834) Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1784–1790 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Carlisle {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |