Difference between revisions of "Coutts, James (London) 1"

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|Location=London
 
|Vocation=Banker; politician
 
|Vocation=Banker; politician
 
|Place of Birth=Edinburgh
 
|Place of Birth=Edinburgh
|Marriage=Unnamed wife
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|Marriage=Polly Peagrum
 
|Source=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (entry on Thomas Coutts)
 
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Married heiress to a banking house in the Strand, which he inherited in 1760 and ran alongside his brother, [[Coutts, Thomas (London)]], styling it James and Thomas Coutts. Appointed MP for Edinburgh (1762), but forced to stand down (1767). Later had a mental breakdown and relinquished control of the bank to his brother. Nephew of [[Coutts, James (London)]] and brother of [[Coutts, Patrick]].
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Joined [[Middleton, George]] as a partner in his bank in the Strand, which he inherited in 1760 through his wife, a granddaughter of [[Campbell, John (London) 3]].  He ran it alongside his brother, [[Coutts, Thomas (London)]], styling it James and Thomas Coutts. Appointed MP for Edinburgh (1762), but forced to stand down (1767). Later had a mental breakdown and relinquished control of the bank to his brother. Nephew of [[Coutts, James (London)]] and brother of [[Coutts, Patrick]].

Revision as of 10:33, 30 May 2014

Dates c.1755-1778
Location London
Vocation Banker; politician
Place of Birth Edinburgh
Marriage Polly Peagrum
Issue
Place of birth Source Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (entry on Thomas Coutts)

Joined Middleton, George as a partner in his bank in the Strand, which he inherited in 1760 through his wife, a granddaughter of Campbell, John (London) 3. He ran it alongside his brother, Coutts, Thomas (London), styling it James and Thomas Coutts. Appointed MP for Edinburgh (1762), but forced to stand down (1767). Later had a mental breakdown and relinquished control of the bank to his brother. Nephew of Coutts, James (London) and brother of Coutts, Patrick.