Matthews Beachcroft was Governor of the Bank of England from 1756 to 1758. He had been Deputy Governor from 1754 to 1756. He replaced Charles Palmer as Governor and was succeeded by

Merrick Burrell Sir Merrik Burrell, 1st Baronet (5 November 1699 – 6 April 1787) was a British politician. He was the second son of Peter Burrell and his wife, Isabella Merrik, daughter of John Merrik. He bought West Grinstead Park in 1744. Burrell entered t ...

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Retrieved 14 February 2016. Beachcroft's tenure as Governor occurred at the beginning of the Bengal bubble (1757–1769).

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