William Fawkener (banker)
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William Fawkener was Governor of the Bank of England
from 1743 to 1745. He was son of another William Fawkener (1642–1716), a leading member of the Levant Company
, and brother of Sir Everard Fawkener
, who was also a merchant dealing in silk, before becoming Ambassador to the Sublime Porte between 1737 and 1744.
Governor of the Bank of England
The Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the Bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor...
from 1743 to 1745. He was son of another William Fawkener (1642–1716), a leading member of the Levant Company
Levant Company
The Levant Company, or Turkey Company, was an English chartered company formed in 1581, to regulate English trade with Turkey and the Levant...
, and brother of Sir Everard Fawkener
Everard Fawkener
Sir Everard Fawkener was an English merchant and diplomat.Fawkener was born into a family of silk merchants. His father, William was a leading member of the Levant Company. Everard was sent out to Aleppo in 1716 and remained there until 1725...
, who was also a merchant dealing in silk, before becoming Ambassador to the Sublime Porte between 1737 and 1744.