Jacob Bosanquet
Jacob Bosanquet | |
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| Born | 1755 Hamburg |
| Died | 30 July 1828 |
Jacob Bosanquet Jr. (1755 – 30 July 1828[1]) was a British merchant who was chairman of the East India Company.
Life
He was born in Hamburg, the son of the merchant Jacob Bosanquet. He became a junior partner in his cousin's firm of Bosanquet & Willermin, silk merchants, for several years before being elected to the Direction of the East India Company in 1782. After serving three terms as a Director, he was elected Deputy Chairman of the company three times (1797, 1802 and 1810) and Chairman of the company, in each of the years 1798, 1803 and 1811).[2]
Bosanquet acquired the manors of Broxbournebury, Hoddesdonbury and Baas.[3] and was pricked High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1803–04.
Family
Bosanquet was married 27 September 1790 to Henrietta, daughter of Sir George Armytage, Baronet and had two sons and two daughters.[4] His son George Jacob Bosanquet was also High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
References
- ^ ThePeerage.com
- ^ The India list and India Office list. Harrison and Sons. 1819.
- ^ A History of Brickendon
- ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 3 By John Burke [1]