3-573: Daniel Booth (died 7 June 1788) was Governor of the Bank of England from 1779 to 1781. He had been Deputy Governor from 1777 to 1779. He replaced Peter Gaussen as Governor and was succeeded by William Ewer . Booth's tenure as Governor occurred during the Bengal bubble crash (1769–1784). He was the son of Daniel Booth, factor to the Canterbury weavers. He became a Bank of England director in 1761. His residence
6-539: A civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the bank, with the incumbent grooming their successor. The governor of the Bank of England is also chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee , with a major role in guiding national economic and monetary policy, and is therefore one of the most important public officials in the United Kingdom . According to the original charter of 27 July 1694
9-496: Was Hutton Hall in Essex . Booth had three daughters, of whom the eldest married Sir Henry Hoghton, 6th Baronet , as his second wife. This English business-related biographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Governor of the Bank of England The governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England . It is nominally
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