Thomas Raikes was a British merchant particularly trading from London with Russia, a banker and newspaper proprietor. Notably, he was Governor of the Bank of England during the 1797 currency crisis, when the Bank was prohibited by the British... Wikipedia
Born: March 28, 1741, Gloucester, United Kingdom
Died: December 29, 1813 (age 72 years), Middlesex, NJ
Children: Thomas Raikes, Henry Raikes, Harriet Raikes, and more
Great grandchildren: Almeric FitzRoy, Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes, Arthur Whittington Raikes, and more
Parents: Mary Drew and Robert Raikes the Elder
Grandchildren: Francis Horatio Fitzroy, Louisa Raikes, Harriet Elizabeth FitzRoy, and more
Partner: Charlotte Finch (1774–)