Daniel Giles (c. 1725–1800) was a London merchant and banker, the son ofHuguenot immigrant parents.[1][2]
Giles wasGovernor of the Bank of England from 1795 to 1797. He had beenDeputy Governor from 1793 to 1795. He replacedGodfrey Thornton as Governor and was succeeded byThomas Raikes.[3] Giles's tenure as Governor occurred during thePanic of 1796–97. In June 2020, the Bank of England issued a public apology for the involvement of Giles, amongst other employees, in theslave trade following the investigation by theCentre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slave-ownership atUCL.[4]
In 1796, he bought theYoungsbury estate inThundridge,Hertfordshire.[1]
Giles married Elizabeth Messman.Daniel Giles (1761–1831) the barrister and Member of Parliament was their son.[2]
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