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| + | '''Brien Ibrican Cokayne, 1st Baron Cullen of Ashbourne''' was a British businessman and banker. | ||
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| + | Cokayne was the fourth son of [[George Cokayne]] (originally George Adams), author of ''[[The Complete Peerage]]'', the son of William Adams and his second wife Mary Anne, granddaughter of Charles Cokayne, 5th [[Viscount Cullen]]. His mother was Mary Dorothea, daughter of George Henry Gibbs and sister of [[Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham]]. He was educated at [[Charterhouse School]]. | ||
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| + | Cokayne was a partner in the firm of Anthony Gibbs and Sons, merchants and bankers, and also was [[Deputy Governor of the Bank of England|Deputy Governor]] from 1915 to 1918 and as [[Governor of the Bank of England|Governor]] from 1918 to 1920 of the [[Bank of England]]. Appointed a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1917,<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30250/supplement/8795</ref> in 1920 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Cullen of Ashbourne''', of Roehampton in the County of Surrey,<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31876/page/4698</ref> a revival of the Cullen title held by his paternal ancestors. He was also appointed a Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Sacred Treasure]] by [[Japan]].<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32078/page/9810</ref> | ||
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| + | Lord Cullen of Ashbourne married Grace Margaret, daughter of Reverend the Hon. John Marsham, in 1904. They had three sons and three daughters. He died in November 1932, aged 68, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Charles. | ||
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| Born | Brien Ibrican Cokayne 12 July 1864 | |||||||||||||
| Died | 3 November 1932 (Age 68) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Charterhouse School | |||||||||||||
| Parents | George Cokayne | |||||||||||||
Governor of the Bank of England 1918-1920
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Brien Ibrican Cokayne, 1st Baron Cullen of Ashbourne was a British businessman and banker.
Cokayne was the fourth son of George Cokayne (originally George Adams), author of The Complete Peerage, the son of William Adams and his second wife Mary Anne, granddaughter of Charles Cokayne, 5th Viscount Cullen. His mother was Mary Dorothea, daughter of George Henry Gibbs and sister of Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham. He was educated at Charterhouse School.
Cokayne was a partner in the firm of Anthony Gibbs and Sons, merchants and bankers, and also was Deputy Governor from 1915 to 1918 and as Governor from 1918 to 1920 of the Bank of England. Appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1917,[1] in 1920 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cullen of Ashbourne, of Roehampton in the County of Surrey,[2] a revival of the Cullen title held by his paternal ancestors. He was also appointed a Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure by Japan.[3]
Lord Cullen of Ashbourne married Grace Margaret, daughter of Reverend the Hon. John Marsham, in 1904. They had three sons and three daughters. He died in November 1932, aged 68, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Charles.
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