Nathaniel Tench

Nathaniel Tench (died 1710)[1] was Governor of the Bank of England from 1699 to 1701. He had been Deputy Governor from 1697 to 1699. He replaced William Scawen and was succeeded by John Ward.[2]

Tench became a landowner in Leyton.[3] A monument to him was placed on the north wall of St Mary's Church, Leyton.[4] On his estate, his son Sir Fisher Tench, 1st Baronet built a mansion, Leyton Great House, demolished 1905.[5]

  1. ^ "Tench, Fisher (c.1673-1736), of Low Leyton, Essex and Hatton Garden, Mdx. History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  2. ^ Governors of the Bank of England. Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Bank of England, London, 2013.
  3. ^ "Leyton: Manors and estates, British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
  4. ^ Kennedy, John (1894). A History of the Parish of Leyton, Essex ... Phelp brothers. p. 35.
  5. ^ Cherry, Bridget; Bradley, Simon; O'Brien, Charles; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1 January 2005). London: East. Yale University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-300-10701-2.