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Forster, Sir Richard [alias Mr Johnson], first baronet (1585?–1661), courtier and financier  

Michael Foster

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Forster, Sir Richard [alias Mr Johnson], first baronet (1585?–1661), courtier and financier, was probably born in Earswick, Yorkshire, the only son of William Forster of Earswick (d. in or before 1618) and his second wife, Isabel Langley (d. 1585)...

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Hende, John (d. 1418), royal financier and mayor of London  

Jenny Stratford

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Hende, John (d. 1418), royal financier and mayor of London, is of unknown origins, but by 1368 he was active in the drapery trade and had made the first of three prudent marriages. His first wife, Isabella, was the daughter of John Southcote...

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Herrick [Heyricke], Sir William (bap. 1562, d. 1653), moneylender and royal official  

G. E. Aylmer

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Herrick [Heyricke], Sir William (bap. 1562, d. 1653), moneylender and royal official, was baptized on 9 December 1562 at St Martin's, Leicester, the fifth and youngest son of John Herrick or Heyricke (1513–1589) of Leicester and Mary, daughter of John Bond. He was born into a successful business family in ...

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Polede la, Sir Richard (d. 1345)  

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See Pole, Sir William de la

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Salomons, Leopold (1841–1915), financier and landowner  

Richard A. Hawkins

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24 May 2012

Salomons, Leopold (1841–1915), financier and landowner, was born at 22 Claremont Terrace, Pentonville, London, on 14 May 1841, the younger son of Abraham Solomons (c.1794–1877) and his wife, Betty, née Simon-Hirsch, otherwise Simpson (c.1808–1860). His mother was an immigrant from ...