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John Saunders Gilliat JP MP
(24 Nov 1829 - 11 Feb 1912)
John Saunders Gilliat
(24 November 1829 - 11 February 1912) was a British banker and Conservative politician.
He was the son of John Kirton Gilliat and Mary Anne Saunders of Fernill, Berkshire.
His father was founder J K Gilliat and Company, a merchant banking company that traded in England and America.
He was educated at Harrow School and University College, Oxford.
In 1860 he married Louisa Babington, with whom he had three children.
In 1862 he joined the court of the Bank of England, and was Governor from 1883 to 1885.
In 1886 he was elected as Conservative member of parliament for the Clapham constituency of south London.
In 1891 he put his name forward as Conservative candidate for the parliamentary seat of St Albans, but withdrew his candidacy. He was eventually chosen to contest Widnes when the sitting MP, T C Edwards-Moss retired for health reasons. He held the seat until 1900.
Gilliat made his home at Chorleywood, Hertfordshire. He was deeply involved in the affairs of the Church of England, and was a member of the Committee For Church Defence and Church Instruction and the Bishop of St Albans's Fund as well as being one of the governors of Queen Anne's Bounty.
On his death at the age of 82 in 1912 Gilliat was the oldest member of the Court of the Bank of England
(24 November 1829 - 11 February 1912) was a British banker and Conservative politician.
He was the son of John Kirton Gilliat and Mary Anne Saunders of Fernill, Berkshire.
His father was founder J K Gilliat and Company, a merchant banking company that traded in England and America.
He was educated at Harrow School and University College, Oxford.
In 1860 he married Louisa Babington, with whom he had three children.
In 1862 he joined the court of the Bank of England, and was Governor from 1883 to 1885.
In 1886 he was elected as Conservative member of parliament for the Clapham constituency of south London.
In 1891 he put his name forward as Conservative candidate for the parliamentary seat of St Albans, but withdrew his candidacy. He was eventually chosen to contest Widnes when the sitting MP, T C Edwards-Moss retired for health reasons. He held the seat until 1900.
Gilliat made his home at Chorleywood, Hertfordshire. He was deeply involved in the affairs of the Church of England, and was a member of the Committee For Church Defence and Church Instruction and the Bishop of St Albans's Fund as well as being one of the governors of Queen Anne's Bounty.
On his death at the age of 82 in 1912 Gilliat was the oldest member of the Court of the Bank of England
Events
| Birth | 24 Nov 1829 | Clapham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Christen | 30 Dec 1829 | Holy Trinity, Wandsworth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | 29 May 1860 | Cranbourne, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom - Louisa Ann Frances Babington | |||
| Residence | 1861 | Age: 31; RelationToHead: Son-in-law - Winkfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Residence | 1871 | Age: 41; RelationToHead: Head - Paddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Residence | 1881 | Age: 51; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Visitor; Occupation: I P M A American Merchant - Eastham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Residence | 1891 | Age: 61; RelationToHead: Visitor - West Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Occupation | 1892 | MP for South-West Lancs (Con) | |||
| Residence | 1901 | Age: 71; RelationToHead: Head - St John the Evangelist and St Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Residence | 2 Apr 1911 | Age: 81; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - St Margaret and St John, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Death | 11 Feb 1912 | Chorleywood, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
Families
| Spouse | Louisa Ann Frances Babington (1835 - 1914) |
| Child | Mabel Fanny Gilliat (1861 - 1950) |
| Child | Rose Babington Gilliat (1862 - 1934) |
| Child | Flora Babington Gilliat (1863 - 1934) |
| Child | Florence Henrietta Gilliat (1864 - 1954) |
| Child | Cecilia Walpole Gilliat (1865 - 1920) |
| Child | John Babington Gilliat (1868 - 1949) |
| Child | Ida Sophia Gilliat (1871 - 1938) |
| Child | Violet Constance Bertha Gilliat (1875 - 1947) |
| Father | John Kirton Gilliat ( - ) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Saunders ( - ) |