George Scholey (died 1839) was a banker who served as

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in 1812. Scholey was appointed an

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in the

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in 1804. He had previously been elected one of the

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in 1804. Scholey was born in 1758, the son of the Cock and Bottle's landlord in Sandal, Wakefield. Scholey died in 1839, leaving £10,000 to Sandal, half for the poor of Sandal and half to the trustees of the Sandal Endowed School.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scholey, George 1750s births 1839 deaths Year of birth uncertain Aldermen of the City of London 19th-century lord mayors of London 19th-century English politicians Sheriffs of the City of London English bankers People from Clapham People from Wakefield