Matthew Clarmont
Matthew Clarmont | |
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| Born | c. 1704 Bordeaux, France |
| Died | May 7, 1772 (aged 68) Bath, Somerset, England |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Years active | before 1764–1772 |
| Known for | Governor of the Bank of England (1766–1769) |
Matthew Clarmont (originally named Mathieu Clarmont; born around 1704 – died 7 May 1772) was a prominent English banker who held the position of Governor of the Bank of England between 1766 and 1769. Prior to this, he served as the Deputy Governor from 1764 until 1766. He took over the governorship from John Weyland and was succeeded by William Cooper. His period in office corresponded with the end phase of the Bengal bubble spanning 1757 to 1769.
Clarmont was born in Bordeaux to parents Mathieu and Jeanne Clarmont and became a naturalised British subject in 1724 through an Act of Parliament (No. 5, during the reign of George I, year 11). In addition to his banking career, he acted as a director for the French Protestant Hospital located in London in the year 1766.
In 1733, he wed Martha (Marthe) Leglize, who was the daughter and co-heiress of Gideon Leglize (Gédéon l'Église). The couple had two children: Susanne, born in 1736, and Jean, born in May 1737. Tragically, both Jean and Martha passed away in June 1737. Matthew Clarmont lived at 16, Mincing Lane, London and eventually died at the age of 68 in Bath, Somerset.