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Henry Hoare I (1677–1725), known as Henry the Good, was an English banker and landowner. ==Career== Born the son of Sir Richard Hoare, founder of C. Hoare & Co bankers, Henry the Good became a Partner in the bank in August 1702.〔Hutchings, V. p 19〕 Together with his father, he became a commissioner for the building of 50 new churches in London in 1711.〔Hutchings, V. p 27〕 Following his father's death in 1719, he managed the bank through the South Sea Bubble of 1720 making a profit of over £28,000 from the crisis.〔Hutchings, V. p 47〕 He acquired the Stourhead estate in 1717 but died before the new house there had been fully completed.〔Hutchings, V. p 46〕 In 1702 he married Jane Benson; they had three children:〔Hutchings, V. p 230〕 *Jane (d.1762) *Henry Hoare II (1705-1785) *Sir Richard Hoare, Lord Mayor of London 1745-46 (1709-1754) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Hoare (banker)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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