Vincent Cartwright Vickers | |
Pseudonym: | V.C.Vickers |
Birth Name: | Vincent Cartwright Vickers |
Birth Date: | 16 January 1879 |
Occupation: | Banker, economist, director and illustrator/writer |
Genre: | Children's |
Notableworks: | The Google Book |
Relatives: | James Campbell (potter), Col.Thomas Vickers, Edward Vickers |
Vincent Cartwright Vickers (16 January 1879 – 3 November 1939), was an economist, Deputy Lieutenant of the City of London, director of Vickers Limited and London Assurance. Between 1910 and 1919 he was a Governor of the Bank of England, and later became President of the Economic Reform Club and Institute (ECRI).[1] [2]
He was the son of (1838–1919) and Edith.[3] He was educated at the Eton and Magdalen College, in Oxford.
He also worked as a humorist and artist. He wrote and illustrated The Google Book while serving as a director of the Bank of England.[4]