Edward Backwell

Edward Backwell (ca. 1618–1683) was an English goldsmith-banker, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1673 and 1683. He has been called "the principal founder of the banking system in England",^[1] and "far and away the best documented banker of his time".^[2]

Backwell provided substantial financial support for the King Charles II government.^[3]

^ Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1885). "Backwell, Edward" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ G. E. Aylmer, ‘Backwell, Edward (c.1619–1683)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 18 Sept 2010
^ "BBC - A History of the World - Object : 1660s banking ledger". BBC.

[DNB-1] Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1885). "Backwell, Edward" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[2] G. E. Aylmer, ‘Backwell, Edward (c.1619–1683)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 18 Sept 2010

[3] "BBC - A History of the World - Object : 1660s banking ledger". BBC.

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