Alexander Fordyce
Alexander Fordyce (7 August 1729
Early life
Alexander was baptized in
In 1768 he stood as a radical candidate for the
Banker and speculator
From 1757 he was a partner in the banking house Neale, James, Fordyce and Down on
In July 1770 Fordyce collaborated with two planters John and
Financial crash and aftermath
On Monday 8 June 1772, it became clear Fordyce failed.
On 12 June the news of the failure of Neale, James, Fordyce and Down reached Scotland.
On request he was extradited by France and sailed from
Notes
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- ^ A Poll for Members of Parliament for the Borough of Colchester, on Friday 8th of September 1780. Candidates. Isaac Martin Rebow Martin, Esq. Alexander Fordyce, Esq. Robert Mayne, Esq. and Sir Robert Smyth, Bart
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cannan, Edwin (1889). "Fordyce, Alexander". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 19. pp. 431–432.