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Son of John Harman. Governor of Bank of England 1816-1818. His appearance in the compensation records for three claims in St Kitts relates to a loan of £5000 he made as part of a group of lenders (each advancing £5000) to Manning and Anderdon, and must have reflected an effort to rescue the latter firm. Patron of Charles Lock Eastlake, later Keeper of the National Gallery.
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/about-us/history/directors/sir-charles-lock-eastlake [accessed 13/06/2020].
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British/Irish
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Occupation
Merchant
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£2,243 17s 2d
Beneficiary
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£2,422 14s 5d
Beneficiary
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£2,004 7s 10d
Beneficiary
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Commercial (2) |
Senior partner
Harmans & Co.
West India & East India merchant |
Governor
Bank of England
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Cultural (1) |
Paintings
Painting by Titian for Philip II. Mortgaged to Jeremiah Harman in 1793 and sold by him in 1798 to an agent for the Duke of Bridgewater and others....
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Nephew → Uncle
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Inferred relationship. Jeremiah Harman of Stoke Newington's brother was certainly John Harman; and Jeremiah Harman governor of the Bank of England was certainly the son of John Harman. LBS has...
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First Cousins
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Highams, The High Road, Woodford, Essex, South-east England, England
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jeremiah Harman Governor of the Bank of England', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/1380968975 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
