William Callister
MHK (1808–1872) was a timber importer from
Ramsey
Ramsey may refer to:
Geography British Isles
* Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, a small market town in England
* Ramsey, Essex, a village near Harwich, England
** Ramsey and Parkeston, a civil parish formerly called just "Ramsey"
* Ramsey, Isle of Man, t ...
who became a
Member of the House of Keys
The House of Keys () is the directly elected lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council.
History
The oldest known reference to the name is in a document of 1417, written in ...
. He was an issuer of a
halfpenny trader's currency token in 1831. In October 1865, Callister, together with
Samuel Harris, William Moore and Henry Noble founded the
Isle of Man Bank
The Isle of Man Bank is a bank in the British Crown dependency of the Isle of Man, providing retail, private and business banking services to the local population. Incorporated in 1865, it has operated as a trading name of RBS International si ...
.
[''Mona's Herald.'' Wednesday, 14.06.1905 Page: 7]
See also
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Traders' Currency Tokens of the Isle of Man
The traders' currency tokens of the Isle of Man were issued in 1668 and between 1811 and 1831 by various issuers.
John Murrey (1668)
These tokens have the distinction of being the first Manx currency coins. They are denominated as 1 Penny. There ...
References
1808 births
1872 deaths
Manx politicians
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