Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury in 1990 as a non-executive director, and became the chief economist in 1991. In 1998, he became a deputy governor of the bank and a member of the Group of Thirty. King was appointed as Governor of the Bank of England in 2003, succeeding Edward George. Most notably, he oversaw the bank during the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and the Great Recession. King retired from his office as governor in June 2013, and was succeeded by Mark Carney. He was appointed a life peer and entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher in July 2013. Since September 2014 he
Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven passed to his son James. Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven (died 2 November 1686) was the third son of Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven and his first wife, Elizabeth Barnham (1592 – c. 1622). He married Mary Talbot (buried 15 March 1710/1), daughter of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury (bef. 1601–1654) and his wife, née Mary Fortesque. They had at least three children: He succeeded his brother James as Earl of Castlehaven on 11 October 1684. He also held the lower titles 14th Baron Audley and 2nd Baron Audley of Hely.