William Lidderdale
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William Lidderdale
Life
Lidderdale was born to British parents at the British Chaplaincy in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and was educated at Birkenhead in Cheshire.
After working for the Russian merchants Heath and Co, he joined the
He became a Bank of England director in 1870, becoming Deputy Governor in 1887, and Governor in 1889.
Lidderdale's period in office is notable for his handling of the
Lidderdale lived at Ascot Place at North Ascot in Winkfield, Berkshire. He became a commissioner of the Patriotic Fund in 1893, and held (among other financial offices) the presidency of the council of the Corporation of Foreign Bondholders.[3]
He died on 26 June 1902 at 55 Montagu Square, London, W., and was buried at Winkfield, near Windsor.[3]
Family
He married in 1868, Mary Martha, elder daughter of Wadsworth Dawson Busk of Winkfield. Berkshire (formerly of St. Petersburg), by his wife Elizabeth Thielcke. They had eight children; four sons and three daughters survived him.[3]
Cultural references
- Appears as a minor character in the historical-mystery novel Stone's Fall, by Iain Pears.
References
- ^ Russia, Select Births and Baptisms, 1755-1917
- ISBN 978-0-521-44188-9.
- ^ a b c Welsh 1912.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Welsh, Charles (1912). "Lidderdale, William". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.