Vincent Stuckey Explained

Vincent Stuckey (24 March 1771 - 8 May 1845) was a merchant and banker of Somerset and Gloucestershire whose note-issue in his heyday was the largest in England and Wales except for the Bank of England itself.

Early life

Stuckey was born at Langport on 24 March 1771.^[1]

Career

Stuckey was a partner in S & G Stuckey & Co. (later Stuckey's Banking Co.) from 1807 to 1845. In his heyday, his note-issue was the largest in England and Wales except for the Bank of England itself.^[2]

Death

Stuckey died at Langport on 8 May 1845.^[1]

See also

• Parrett Navigation Company

Further reading

• Saunders, Philip T. (1928) Stuckey's Bank. Taunton.
• Gregory, T.E. (1936) The Westminster Bank through a Century, vol.1. Westminster Bank.
• Pressnell, L.S. (1956) Country Banking in the Industrial Revolution.

External links

• http://www.langport.eu/stuckeys-bank.htm
• http://heritagearchives.rbs.com/companies/list/stuckey-lean-and-co.html
• http://www.yeovilhistory.info/stuckeysbank.htm

Notes and References

1. http://heritagearchives.rbs.com/people/list/vincent-stuckey.html Vincent Stuckey.
2. "The Fathers of English Banking: The Rise and Fall of the Private Bankers", Nicholas Lane, History Today, 1 March 1953, pp. 190-199.