Vincent Stuckey (24 March 1771 - 8 May 1845) was a merchant and banker of Somerset and Gloucestershire whose note-issue in his heyday was the largest in England and Wales except for the
Bank of England
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itself.
Early life
Stuckey was born at Langport on 24 March 1771.
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Royal Bank of Scotland
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Career
Stuckey was a partner in S & G Stuckey & Co. (later Stuckey's Banking Co.) from 1807 to 1845. In his heyday, his note-issue was the largest in England and Wales except for the
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and still one of the bankers for the Government of ...
itself.
["The Fathers of English Banking: The Rise and Fall of the Private Bankers", Nicholas Lane, '']History Today
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'', 1 March 1953, pp. 190-199.
Death
Stuckey died at Langport on 8 May 1845.
See also
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Parrett Navigation Company
The Parrett Navigation Company was formed to improve river navigation on the River Parrett, Ivelchester and Langport Navigation and linked waterways. Tolls were introduced to pay for the improvements. It was a trading Company owned by Vincent Stu ...
References
Further reading
*Saunders, Philip T. (1928) ''Stuckey's Bank''. Taunton.
*Gregory, T.E. (1936) ''The Westminster Bank through a Century, vol.1''. Westminster Bank.
*Pressnell, L.S. (1956) ''Country Banking in the Industrial Revolution''.
External links
*http://www.langport.eu/stuckeys-bank.htm
*http://heritagearchives.rbs.com/companies/list/stuckey-lean-and-co.html
*http://www.yeovilhistory.info/stuckeysbank.htm
English bankers
1771 births
1845 deaths
People from Langport
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