Jacob Bosanquet
Jacob Bosanquet | |
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| Born | 1755 Hamburg |
| Died | 30 July 1828 |
Jacob Bosanquet Jr. (1755 – 30 July 1828[1]) was a British merchant who was chairman of the East India Company.
Life[edit]
He was born in Hamburg, the son of the merchant Jacob Bosanquet. He became a junior partner in his cousin's firm of Bosanquet & Willermin, silk merchants, for several years before being elected to the Direction of the East India Company in 1782. After serving three terms as a Director, he was elected Deputy Chairman of the company three times (1797, 1802 and 1810) and Chairman of the company, in each of the years 1798, 1803 and 1811).[2]
Bosanquet acquired the manors of Broxbournebury, Hoddesdonbury and Baas.[3] and was pricked High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1803–04.
Family[edit]
Bosanquet was married 27 September 1790 to Henrietta, daughter of Sir George Armytage, Baronet and had two sons and two daughters.[4] His son George Jacob Bosanquet was also High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
References[edit]
- ^ ThePeerage.com
- ^ The India list and India Office list. Harrison and Sons. 1819.
- ^ A History of Brickendon
- ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 3 By John Burke [1]
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