Jacob Sawbridge (c. 1665 - 11 July 1748) was a banker and the member of

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for

Cricklade Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. History Cricklade ...

in England from 1715 to 23 January 1721. He became a partner in the firm of Turner, Sawbridge, and Caswall, who traded as the

Hollow Sword Blade Company The Hollow Sword Blades Company was a British joint-stock company founded in 1691 by a goldsmith, Sir Stephen Evance, for the manufacture of hollow-ground rapiers. In 1700 the company was purchased by a syndicate of businessmen who used the corp ...

. He was one of the original directors of the

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and was banned from the

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and fined after that company became insolvent.

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Members of Parliament for Cricklade British MPs 1715–1722 1660s births 1748 deaths Year of birth uncertain South Sea Bubble {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub