Benjamin Winthrop was
Governor 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 Ba ...
from 1804 to 1806. He had been
Deputy Governor from 1802 to 1804. He replaced
Joseph Nutt
Joseph Nutt (c. 1700 – 16 October 1775) was an English surveyor of highways, born in Hinckley, Leicestershire. After studying medicine in London, he returned to Hinckley to practice as a doctor. He became popular in his local community for his fr ...
as Governor and was succeeded by
Beeston Long
Beeston Long (4 February 1757 – 1820), of Combe House, Surrey, was an English businessman.
Life
He was the son of Beeston Long, a West India Merchant and deputy Governor of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation, and brother of Charles Long ...
.
''Governors of the Bank of England''.
Bank of England, London, 2013
Archived here.
Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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 infrastructure. This person is known to the general ...
References
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Governors of the Bank of England
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
British bankers
Deputy Governors of the Bank of England
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