About Sheffield Neave
Lived 1799 – 1868 (aged 69). Sheffield Neave was a British banker and merchant.
Sheffield Neave (1799–1868) was an English merchant and Governor of the Bank of England from 1857 to 1859.
Life He was the son of Sir Thomas Neave, 2nd Baronet, and his wife, Frances Digby, daughter of William Digby, and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He had been Deputy Governor from 1855 to 1857. He replaced Thomas Matthias Weguelin as Governor and was succeeded by Bonamy Dobrée.
Family Neave married Mary, daughter of David Richard Morier. Two sons, Sheffield Henry Morier Neave and Edward Strangways Neave, were partners in the family merchant house R. & T. Neave, the former being the father of Sheffield Airey Neave.
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Who was Sheffield Neave?
London West India merchant and Governor of the Bank of England (1799-1868)
When was Sheffield Neave born?
Sheffield Neave was born on 11 April 1799 in Hampstead.
When did Sheffield Neave die?
Sheffield Neave died on 22 September 1868.
What was Sheffield Neave's occupation?
Sheffield Neave was a banker and merchant.
What nationality was Sheffield Neave?
Sheffield Neave was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sheffield Neave. https://biography.guide/sheffield-neave/
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