Samuel Thornton (MP)
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Samuel Thornton (MP)
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Samuel Thornton was one of the sons of John Thornton, a leading merchant in the Russian and Baltic trade, and was a director of the Bank of England for 53 years and Governor (1799–1801). He had earlier served as its Deputy Governor. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull from 1784 to 1806 and for Surrey from 1807 to 1812. He and was a member of the Committee for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts. As MP for Kingston he was painted by
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Director of the Bank of England and politician
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Thornton_(MP)
date created:
2007-03-05T20:38:33Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T15:59:08Z
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