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John Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington was a politician and financier. He became Governor of the Bank of England from 1853 to 1855. In 1859 he was elected the Tory MP for Buckingham and re-elected again in 1865. He later became MP for the City of London before being created 1st Baron Addington in 1887. He funded the building of St Alban's Church in Holborn where he was also churchwarden.
John Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington was a politician and financier. He became Governor of the Bank of England from 1853 to 1855. In 1859 he was elected the Tory MP for Buckingham and re-elected again in 1865. He later became MP for the City of London before being created 1st Baron Addington in 1887. He funded the building of St Alban's Church in Holborn where he was also churchwarden.
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Title: | Letter from John Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington |
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Description: | Baron Addington encloses a cheque with his letter to Sampson Low and refers to £5.18 credited by the publisher for an article, which he is very pleased to receive despite not expecting payment for it. |
Address: | Birchin Lane |
Letter dated: | 23-10-1862 |
Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 3 pages |
Types of letter: | Acknowledgement of receipt of an item; Financial transaction |
Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "J.G.Hubbard, afterwards 1st Lord Addington". |
Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery. London by William Walker & Sons albumen carte-de-visite 1862-1866https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Identifier: | SL_87 |