Benjamin Longuet Explained
Benjamin Longuet (1685 – 21 February 1761)[1] [2] was an English banker who served as Governor of the Bank of England from 1747 to 1749, and who was a director of the bank from 1734 until his death. He had been Deputy Governor from 1745 to 1747. He replaced Charles Savage as Governor and was succeeded by William Hunt.[3]
Longuet, one of several Bank of England governors of French Huguenot descent, was the son of John (or Samuel) Longuet, and was likely a grandson of Jean Longuet of Bayeux.[4] His family were successful merchants in London. He died unmarried.[5]
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- Book: Agnew . David Carnegie . Refugees naturalized before 1681 . 1886 . Turnbull & Spears . 271 . en.
- http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/pdfs/governors.pdf Governors of the Bank of England.
- Book: Higonnet . Patrice L. R. . Landes . David S. . Rosovsky . Henry . Landes . Coolidge Professor of History and Professor of Economics Emeritus David S. . Favorites of Fortune: Technology, Growth, and Economic Development Since the Industrial Revolution . 1991 . Harvard University Press . 9780674295209 . 231 . 2 July 2018 . en.
- https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofhug1519hugu/page/244/mode/2up?q=longuet Proceedings of the Huguenot society 1886.
