About Samuel Child
Lived 1693 – 1752 (aged 58–59). Samuel Child was a politician and banker.
Samuel Child (1693 – 1 October 1752) was an English banker and politician. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bishop's Castle from 1747 to 1752.
Child was the 11th son of Sir Francis Child, a banker, MP, and Lord Mayor of London in 1698. He was a partner in the family bank Child & Co. until the death in 1740 of his brother Francis, when he became head of the bank.
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Who was Samuel Child?
English banker and politician 1693-1752
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Samuel Child died on 1 October 1752.
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Samuel Child was a politician and banker.
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