Vincent Stuckey

Vincent Stuckey by Eden Upton Eddis, 1830s.
A Somersetshire Bank note for £10

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.

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.

Death

Stuckey died at Langport on 8 May 1845.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Vincent Stuckey. Royal Bank of Scotland. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Fathers of English Banking: The Rise and Fall of the Private Bankers", Nicholas Lane, History Today, 1 March 1953, pp. 190-199.

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