Samuel Drewe (1759–1837) of

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, was

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from 1828 to 1830. He had been Deputy Governor from 1826 to 1828. He replaced

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Origins

He was the 9th son (2nd son by his second marriage) of Francis Drewe (1712–1773) of

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in the parish of

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in Devon,

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in 1738, by his second wife Mary Johnson, daughter of Thomas Johnson of London. His sister Mary Drewe (d.1830) married John Fownes Luttrell (1752–1816) of

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, MP.

Marriage and children

He married Selina Thackery, by whom he had children as follows: *Frederick William Drewe, only son. *Emma Louisa Drewe, eldest daughter, heiress of Wootton House,

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, Dorset, who married her first cousin Lt-Col Francis Fownes Luttrell (1792–1862) of Kilve Court, Somerset and of Wootton House (3rd son of John Fownes Luttrell (1752–1816) of

, MP), Lt-Col of the

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who fought and was wounded at the

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in 1815 and was Lt-Col of the

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in 1839. Francis's portrait in the library of Dunster Castle shows him in military uniform with his right eye missing, a battle wound. Her son was George Fownes Luttrell (1826–1910), of Dunster Castle, JP, DL,

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in 1874. *Augusta DreweVivian, p.308

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Governors of the Bank of England British bankers Deputy Governors of the Bank of England 1759 births 1837 deaths {{England-business-bio-stub

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