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John Benjamin Heath FRS FSA (6 June 1790 – 16 January 1879) was Governor of the Bank of England from 1845 to 1847.
Heath was appointed Consul General to the
Early life
He was born the son of the merchant John Heath and grandson of the scholarBenjamin Heath
Benjamin Heath, D.C.L. (10 April 170413 September 1766) was an English classical scholar and bibliophile.
Life
He was born at Exeter, the eldest of three sons of Benjamin Heath, a wealthy merchant, and Elizabeth Kelland. He devoted himself mainl ...
. He was educated at Harrow School
(The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God)
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Career
Like his father, he became a successful London merchant who was appointed to be Deputy Governor of the Bank of England from 1842 to 1845, replaced William Cotton as Governor and was succeeded in turn by William Robinson. He was elected aFellow of the Society of Antiquaries
A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context.
In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements.
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in 1832 and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1843.
Heath was appointed Consul General to the King of Sardinia
The following is a list of rulers of Sardinia, in particular, of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica from 1323 and then of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1479 to 1861.
Early history
Owing to the absence of written sources, little ...
and in 1867 he was created a Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
of the Kingdom of Italy.
On his death in 1879 he was buried in Highgate Cemetery.
Personal life
Heath married Sophia Bland, the daughter of physicianRobert Bland
Robert Bland (1730–1816) was an English physician and man-midwife (obstetrician). He was physician to the London Dispensary.
Biography
He was born the son of an attorney at King's Lynn. He was educated at London hospitals and was awarded at M ...
and brother of Australian pioneer William Bland.
See also
* Chief Cashier of the Bank of EnglandReferences
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1790 births 1879 deaths People educated at Harrow School British merchants British bankers Deputy Governors of the Bank of England Governors of the Bank of England Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Fellows of the Royal Society Burials at Highgate Cemetery Barons in the Peerage of Sardinia 19th-century English businesspeople {{England-business-bio-stub