Charles Hoare (banker)
Appearance
Charles Hoare (25 August 1767 – 16 November 1851) was Senior Partner of the banking firm C. Hoare & Co
Career
Born the son of Sir Richard Hoare, 1st Baronet and Frances Anne Ackland, Hoare became a Partner in the banking firm C. Hoare & Co in 1787.[1] In 1800 he commissioned John Nash to design Luscombe Castle for him as a rural retreat.[2] As Senior Partner, he also initiated the construction of a new banking hall for the bank in 1829.[3] He died at Dawlish in 1851 and, although the bank was not founded by Charles Hoare, it continues to bear his name.[4]
Family
In 1790 Hoare married Frances Dorothea Robinson (daughter of Sir George Robinson, 5th Baronet); they had no children.[5]
References
Sources
- Hutchings, Victoria (2005). Messrs Hoare, Bankers: A History of the Hoare Banking Dynasty. Constable. ISBN 1-84119-965-6.