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Samuel Drewe
Samuel Drewe (1759–1837) of Kensington in Middlesex, was Governor of the Bank of England from 1828 to 1830. He had been Deputy Governor from 1826 to 1828. He replaced John Baker Richards as Governor and was succeeded by John Horsley Palmer. Origins He was the 9th son (2nd son by his second marriage) of Francis Drewe (1712–1773) of Grange in the parish of Broadhembury in Devon, Sheriff of Devon in 1738, by his second wife Mary Johnson, daughter of Thomas Johnson of London. His sister Mary Drewe (d.1830) married John Fownes Luttrell (1752–1816) of Dunster Castle, MP. Marriage and children He married Selina Thackery, by whom he had children as follows: *Frederick William Drewe, only son. *Emma Louisa Drewe, eldest daughter, heiress of Wootton House, Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, who married her first cousin Lt-Col Francis Fownes Luttrell (1792–1862) of Kilve Court, Somerset and of Wootton House (3rd son of John Fownes Luttrell (1752–1816) of Dunster Castle, MP), Lt-Col of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Rose (died 1747)
Thomas Rose (1679-1748) of Wootton House in the parish of Wootton Fitzpaine in Dorset was Sheriff of Dorset in 1715. Origins The earliest recorded member of the Rose family is John Rose of St Burlado (Saint Brélade) on the Island of Jersey, who served as Mayor of Lyme Regis in Dorset in 1611. He married Fayth Ellesdon, a daughter of Ralph Ellesdon.Roberts His son was Richard Rose (died c. 1658), a Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis (1639–55), who married Elizabeth Henley, a daughter of Henry Henley of Leigh. Marriage and progeny He left an only child and sole heiress: *Mary Rose (1715-1749), who died aged 34, having married (as his first wife) Francis Drewe (1712–1773) of Grange in the parish of Broadhembury in Devon, Sheriff of Devon in 1738. She bore seven sons, six of whom survived their father, four of whom inherited Grange successively, several having adopted the surname "Rose-Drewe". Death He died on 9 January 1747/48, aged 68. "A stone of eight ounces and one d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy Governors Of The Bank Of England
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British Bankers
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Governors 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 grooming their successor. The governor of the Bank of England is also chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee (United Kingdom), Monetary Policy Committee, with a major role in guiding national economic and monetary policy, and is therefore one of the most important public officials in the United Kingdom. According to the original charter of 27 July 1694 the bank's affairs would be supervised by a governor, a deputy governor, and 24 directors. In its current incarnation, the bank's Bank of England#Court of Directors, Court of Directors has 12 (or up to 14) members, of whom five are various designated executives of the bank. The 121st and current governor is Andrew Bailey (banker), Andrew Bailey, who began his term in March 2020. Governors of the Bank of England (1694–present) Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 infrastructure. This person is known to the general public because since 1870 the Chief Cashier's signature is printed on all bank notes issued by the Bank of England. In 2004 a new post was created, Executive Director of Banking & Chief Cashier, incorporating the title. The post is currently held by Sarah John who was appointed in June 2018. She is the 33rd Chief Cashier since the Bank was founded in 1694. Responsibilities The position has the following responsibilities: * The security and effective operation of real-time gross settlement in the UK’s high value payment systems (CHAPS and CREST). * Along with the Bank’s Sterling Markets Division they are also responsible for the provision of liquidity to the market and settlement banks. * The issuing and effective distribution of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of Somerset
The office of High Sheriff of Somerset is an ancient shrievalty which has been in existence since the 11th century. Originally known as the "Sheriff of Somerset", the role was retitled on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. The position of Sheriff was once a powerful one, the holders being responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing law and order in Somerset, a county in South West England. In modern times the sheriff has become a ceremonial officer of the Crown, attending or presiding over many public events. Until 1567 the Sheriff of Somerset was also Sheriff of Dorset. In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland the high sheriff is theoretically the Sovereign's judicial representative in the county, while the Lord Lieutenant is the Sovereign's personal representative. Their jurisdictions, the "shrieval counties", are no longer co-terminous with administrative areas, representing a mix between the ancient counties and more recent local authority a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset Militia
The Somerset Militia was an auxiliary military force in the county of Somerset in South West England. From their formal organisation as Trained Bands in 1558 until their final service as the Special Reserve, the Militia regiments of the county carried out internal security and home defence duties in all of Britain's major wars. They saw active service during the Second Bishops' War, the English Civil War, the Monmouth Rebellion and the Second Boer War, and finally trained thousands of reinforcements during World War I. After a shadowy postwar existence they were formally disbanded in 1953. Early history The English militia was descended from the Anglo-Saxon '' Fyrd'', the military force raised from the freemen of the shires under command of their Sheriff. It continued under the Norman kings, and was reorganised under the Assizes of Arms of 1181 and 1252, and again by King Edward I's Statute of Winchester of 1285.Holmes, pp. 90–1. In 1296 Edward called out the horse and foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition. One of these was a British-led coalition consisting of units from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Kingdom of Hanover, Hanover, Duchy of Brunswick, Brunswick, and Duchy of Nassau, Nassau, under the command of the Duke of Wellington (referred to by many authors as ''the Anglo-allied army'' or ''Wellington's army''). The other was composed of three corps of the Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian army under the command of Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, von Blücher (the fourth corps of this army fought at the Battle of Wavre on the same day). The battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was contemporaneously known as the Battle of Mont Saint-J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenadier Guards
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Wootton Fitzpaine
Wootton Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies approximately north-east of Lyme Regis in a small side valley of the River Char, close to the Marshwood Vale. The civil parish covers an area of and includes the ecclesiastical parish and small settlement of Monkton Wyld to the west. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 180 dwellings, 134 households and a population of 345. Wootton Fitzpaine village Wootton Fitzpaine village consists primarily of two small centres: a larger western part comprising the village hall and about 50 densely placed houses, and a smaller eastern part comprising about a dozen houses, the church and manor house. (Note: this document is also published by Dorset County Council at dorsetforyou.co.uk) The village is sited on Middle Lias and greensand and has a history of being agriculturally relatively prosperous. The village name derives from 'Wodetone', meaning a farm close to a wood, plus the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of Dorset
The High Sheriff of Dorset is an ancient high sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years. Until 1567 the Sheriff of Somerset was also the Sheriff of Dorset. On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, the title of Sheriff of Dorset was retitled High Sheriff of Dorset."Sheriffs appointed for a county or Greater London shall be known as high sheriffs, and any reference in any enactment or instrument to a sheriff shall be construed accordingly in relation to sheriffs for a county or Greater London." () The position was once a powerful position responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing law and order in Dorset. In modern times the high sheriff has become a ceremonial role, presiding over public ceremonies. List of Sheriffs of Dorset 1066–1700 1701–1800 1801–1900 1901–1973 List of High Sheriffs of Dorset 1974–2000 2001–present References The history of the worthies of England, Volume 1 By Thomas F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
