Vincent Stuckey

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Vincent Stuckey (24 March 1771 - 8 May 1845) was a merchant and banker of Somerset and Gloucestershire whose note-issue in his heyday was the largest in England and Wales except for the Bank of England itself.

Vincent Stuckey by Eden Upton Eddis, 1830s.
A Somersetshire Bank note for £10

Early life

Stuckey was born at Langport on 24 March 1771.[1]

Career

Stuckey was a partner in S & G Stuckey & Co. (later Stuckey's Banking Co.) from 1807 to 1845. In his heyday, his note-issue was the largest in England and Wales except for the Bank of England itself.[2]

Death

Stuckey died at Langport on 8 May 1845.[1]

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