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Bryan Benson
Occupation Governor of the Bank of England from 1735 to 1737

Bryan Benson was Governor of the Bank of England from 1735 to 1737. He had been Deputy Governor from 1733 to 1735. He replaced Horatio Townshend as Governor and was succeeded by Thomas Cooke. [1]

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  1. Governors of the Bank of England. Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Bank of England, London, 2013. Archived here. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of the Bank of England
1735–1737
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