James Sperling 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 1773 to 1775. He had been
Deputy Governor from 1771 to 1773. He replaced
Edward Payne as Governor and was succeeded by
Samuel Beachcroft
Samuel Beachcroft (died 30 April 1796) was an English banker, governor of the Bank of England from 1775 to 1777. He had been Deputy Governor from 1773 to 1775. He replaced James Sperling as Governor and was succeeded by Peter Gaussen. .
''Governors of the Bank of England''.
Bank of England, London, 2013
Archived here.
Retrieved 6 March 2016. Sperling's tenure as Governor occurred during the Bengal bubble crash (1769–1784).
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 ...
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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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