Who was the first Governor of the Bank of England (1694-1697)?
John Houblon on 30 April 2014. John Houblon Sir John Houblon (13 March 1632 – 10 January 1712) was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697. 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 had nine brothers and three sisters. The Houblon family were Hugeunots from Lille and he later became an elder in the Huguenot Church in Threadneedle Street. He married Mary Jurin in 1660, who came from a Flemish Protestant family and they had five sons and
Governor of the Bank of England Governor of the Bank of England The Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor. The Governor of the Bank of England is also Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee, with a major role in guiding national economic and monetary policy, and is therefore one of the most important public officials in the United Kingdom. According to the original charter of 27 July 1694 the bank's affairs