Beeke, Henry
(1751–1837)
- R. D. Sheldon
Extract
Beeke, Henry (1751–1837), writer on taxation and finance, was born at Kingsteignton, Devon, on 6 January 1751, the son of Christopher Beeke, a Church of England clergyman. He was elected a scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, on May 1769 and was awarded the degrees of BA (1773), MA (1776), BD (1785), and DD (1800). At ...
