Thomas Tooke | |
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| Born | 28 February 1774 |
| Died | 26 February 1858 (aged 83) London, England |
| Nationality | English |
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| Field | Econometrics |
| School or tradition | Classical economics |
Thomas Tooke (/tʊk/; 28 February 1774 – 26 February 1858) was an English economist known for writing on money and economic statistics. After Tooke's death the Statistical Society endowed the Tooke Chair of economics at King's College London, and a Tooke Prize.
In business, he served several terms between 1840 and 1852 as governor of the Royal Exchange Corporation. Likewise, he served for several terms as chairman of the St Katharine's Docks company.[1] He was also an early director of the London and Birmingham Railway.[2]
- ^ John Francis (1862). History of the Bank of England: Its Times and Traditions, from 1694–1844. Office of the Banker's magazine.
- ^ John Francis (1851). A History of the English Railway.