Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet (died 24 May 1716) was an English merchant who was Governor of the Bank of England and a baronet in the Baronetage of Great Britain.
Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet (died 24 May 1716) was an English merchant who was Governor of the Bank of England and a baronet in the Baronetage of Great Britain.
He was the son of John Eyles, a Wiltshire wool-stapler, and the younger brother of Sir John Eyles, with whom he went into business as "Eyles & Co". [2] He was an eminent haberdasher and merchant in London, and was Sheriff of the City, 1710–11, and Alderman of Bridge Without from 23 January 1711 until his death. [3]
He was a director of the East India Company and from 1697 a director of the Bank of England. He was elected Governor of the Bank of England from 1707 to 1709, [2] having earlier served as its Deputy Governor. [4] He was created a baronet on 1 December 1714, one of the first created by George I. [2] [3]
He married Elizabeth Ayley, daughter of London merchant Richard Ayley, in or before 1673. Their two surviving sons were John, who became a Member of Parliament and succeeded to the baronetcy, and Joseph, who also became an MP. Their three other sons and a daughter died before them. [2]
He died on 24 May 1716, and was buried on 5 June 1716 at St Helen's Bishopsgate. [2] [3]
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