Daniel Giles

Daniel Giles (c. 1725–1800) was a London merchant and banker, the son of Huguenot immigrant parents.[1][2]

Life

Giles was Governor of the Bank of England from 1795 to 1797. He had been Deputy Governor from 1793 to 1795. He replaced Godfrey Thornton as Governor and was succeeded by Thomas Raikes.[3] In 1796 he bought the Youngsbury estate in Standon, Hertfordshire[1] which had been improved by David Barclay of Youngsbury, Quaker banker and abolitionist, who commissioned Capability Brown to landscape its park.

Family

Giles married Elizabeth Messman. Daniel Giles (1761–1831) the barrister and Member of Parliament was their son.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. 1832. p. 82.
  2. 1 2 "Giles, Daniel (1761–1831), of Youngsbury, nr. Ware, Herts., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Governors of the Bank of England. Bank of England, London, 2013. Archived here. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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