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Sir John Houblon (13 March 1632 – 10 January 1712) was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697. ==Biography== John Houblon was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger. He became Sheriff of the City of London in 1689, an Alderman from 1689 to 1712, and Master of the Grocer's Company from 1690 to 1691. He was Lord Mayor in 1695. He was a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty from 1694 to 1699. It was during this time, from 1694 until 1697, that he served as inaugural governor of the Bank of England.〔("Sir John Houblon 1632-1712" ), ''Bankofengland.co.uk''. Retrieved 13 May 2012〕 He was again a Bank of England director from 1700, and a director of the New East India Company from 1700 to 1701. He stood as a Parliamentary candidate for the City of London in 1701, but was defeated. Some sources state incorrectly that he was Member of Parliament for Bodmin.〔See the relevant volume in the History of Parliament series, David W Hayton, Stuart Handley and Eveline Cruickshanks, ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002). The MP for Bodmin was the similarly named John Hoblyn, a lawyer.〕 His younger brother, Abraham, was also Bank of England Governor, from 1703 to 1705. A daughter of Abraham Houblon, Anne, was married to Henry Temple, later Viscount Palmerston, in 1703. His older brother, James, an influential merchant and Member of Parliament for the City of London, was also a director of the Bank of England. 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「John Houblon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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