# Samuel Thornton

> Samuel Thornton was one of the sons of John Thornton, a leading merchant in the Russian and Baltic trade, and was a director of the Bank of England for 53 years and Governor (1799-1801). He had earlier served as its Deputy Governor. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull from 1784 to 1806 and for Surrey from 1807 to 1812. He was a member of the Committee for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts.

*Director of the Bank of England and politician (1754-1838)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1754-11-06
- **Died:** 1838-07-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Samuel Thornton was one of the sons of John Thornton, a leading merchant in the Russian and Baltic trade, and was a director of the Bank of England for 53 years and Governor (1799-1801). He had earlier served as its Deputy Governor. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull from 1784 to 1806 and for Surrey from 1807 to 1812. He was a member of the Committee for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.3
- **Momentum:** 10.0

## Sources
- [Samuel Thornton (MP)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Thornton_(MP))
- [Samuel Thornton](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Thornton)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7412781)

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