The Norman family became prominent in British banking circles from about 1820 to 1950. The most prominent member of the family was Sir Montagu Norman, the powerful Governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944.
The banking Normans are not descended from the Dukes of Rutland, [4] but are related to the Bonham-Carter family. [5]
Montagu Collet Norman, 1st Baron Norman DSO PC was an English banker, best known for his role as the Governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944.
William de Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley was an English peer, given the epithet "The Waste-All" by the family biographer and steward John Smyth of Nibley. He was buried at "St. Augustine's Friars, London" according to one source, but most likely in the Berkeley family foundation of St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol.
John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott DL FRSE was a Scottish peer and soldier. Known as "the rich Lord" he built the bridge in front of Arbuthnott House, Kincardineshire. He was the first member of the family who consistently spelled his name "Arbuthnott" rather than "Arbuthnot".
Ronald Collet Norman JP was a banker, administrator and politician. He was chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC from 1935 to 1939 and of the London County Council from 1918 to 1919.
Frederick Henry Norman was an English merchant banker and a director of the merchant bank Brown, Shipley & Co. He was also a first-class cricketer, appearing for Kent, Cambridge University, Cambridge Town Club and some amateur teams. He was born at Bromley Common, Kent and died in Mayfair, London.
Sir William Chaytor, 1st Baronet was a British politician and businessman.
Sir William Richard Carter Chaytor, 2nd Baronet was a British politician and businessman.
Sir Mark Wilks Collet, 1st Baronet was an English merchant and banker. He served as Governor of the Bank of England between 1887 and 1889 and was made a baronet on 12 June 1888 in connection with his services in converting the National Debt. He was also a Lieutenant for the City of London.
Earl of Bellomont, in the Kingdom of Ireland, was a title that was created three times in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came on 9 December 1680 when Charles Kirkhoven, 1st Baron Wotton, was made Earl of Bellomont. He had already been created Baron Wotton, of Wotton in the County of Kent, in the Peerage of England on 31 August 1650. He was childless and both titles became extinct on his death in 1683.
John William Beaumont Pease, 1st Baron Wardington, was a British banker.
George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Earl of BradfordJP DL, styled Viscount Newport from 1865 to 1898, was a British soldier and peer.
The title of Baron Douglas, of Douglas in the county of Lanark, has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater, KB, PC, was an English peer and politician from the Egerton family.
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Coote family. The first is Coote of Castle Cuffe, while the second is Coote of Donnybrooke, both in the Baronetage of Ireland. As of 2020, the first creation is still extant. The holders of the first creation also held the title of Earl of Mountrath between 1660 and 1802.
Sir Charles Tyrrell Giles KC, was a British lawyer and Conservative politician who represented Wisbech.
Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet FRS was an English merchant and MP, who rose from relatively humble beginnings to be one of the wealthiest merchants in London and owner of several properties.
John Charles Ramsden was a British Whig politician from Newby Park in Yorkshire. He had a seat in the House of Commons between 1812 and 1836.
Henry Willoughby, 4th Baron Willoughby of Parham (1612–1617) was an English peer of the House of Lords.
George Warde Norman (1793–1882) was an English director of the Bank of England, known as a writer on finance.
Charles Loyd Norman was an English banker and a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Kent, the Marylebone Cricket Club and other amateur teams in the 1850s. He was born at Bromley Common, Kent and died at San Remo in Italy.