What were introduced to the British calendar by Sir John Lubbock, Governor of the Bank of England?
Bank holiday therefore not official bank holidays in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Until 1834, the Bank of England observed about 33 saints' days and religious festivals as holidays, but in that year this was reduced to four: 1 May (May Day), 1 November (All Saints' Day), Good Friday and Christmas Day. In 1871, the first legislation relating to bank holidays was passed when Liberal politician and banker Sir John Lubbock introduced the Bank Holidays Act 1871, which specified the days in the table below. Under the Act, no person was compelled to make any payment or to do any act
Sir John Lubbock, 2nd Baronet Sir John Lubbock, 2nd Baronet Sir John William Lubbock, 2nd Baronet FRS (26 August 1774 – 22 October 1840) was an English banker. He chaired the family bank Lubbock & Company. He was the nephew of Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet, succeeding him by special remainder, and the grandson of the Reverend William Lubbock. Lubbock married Mary Entwistle in 1799 and he was ultimately succeeded by their son John William Lubbock (FRS 1829), who later oversaw the merger in 1860 of Lubbock & Co. with Roberts & Co., becoming Roberts, Lubbock & Company. He was grandfather of John Lubbock, 1st