Peter Du Cane Sr.
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Peter Du Cane Sr.
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Peter Du Cane, a descendant of Jean Du Quesne, the elder and son of Richard Du Cane, M.P., was a leading 18th century British merchant and businessman. Du Cane amassed great wealth in land and fund holdings, as well as in marine insurance. He was High Sheriff of Essex in 1744–5, a Director of the Bank of England,
a Director of the East India Company from 1750 to 1753, vice-president of the London Infirmary, and patron of the vicarage at Coggeshall where he was lord of the manor. In 1745, he esta
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British businessman (1713–1803)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Du_Cane_Sr.
date created:
2007-04-20T18:36:08Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T07:45:29Z
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