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Jacob Bosanquet
Jacob Bosanquet
Born	1755; Hamburg
Died	30 July 1828

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Jacob Bosanquet Jr. (1755 – 30 July 1828^[1]) was a British merchant who was chairman of the East India Company.

Life

He was born in Hamburg, the son of the merchant Jacob Bosanquet. He became a junior partner in his cousin's firm of Bosanquet & Willermin, silk merchants, for several years before being elected to the Direction of the East India Company in 1782. After serving three terms as a Director, he was elected Deputy Chairman of the company three times (1797, 1802 and 1810) and Chairman of the company, in each of the years 1798, 1803 and 1811).^[2]

Bosanquet acquired the manors of Broxbournebury, Hoddesdonbury and Baas.^[3] and was pricked High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1803–04.

Family

Bosanquet was married 27 September 1790 to Henrietta, daughter of Sir George Armytage, Baronet and had two sons and two daughters.^[4] His son George Jacob Bosanquet was also High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.

References

^ ThePeerage.com
^ The India list and India Office list. Harrison and Sons. 1819.
^ A History of Brickendon
^ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 3 By John Burke [1]

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[1] ThePeerage.com

[2] The India list and India Office list. Harrison and Sons. 1819.

[3] A History of Brickendon

[4] A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 3 By John Burke [1]

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+'''Jacob Bosanquet Jr.''' (1755 – 30 July 1828<ref>[http://thepeerage.com/p22349.htm ThePeerage.com]</ref>) was a British merchant who was chairman of the [[East India Company]].
+==Life==
-He was born in Hamburg the son of merchant Jacob Bosanquet.
+He was born in Hamburg, the son of the merchant Jacob Bosanquet. He became a junior partner in his cousin's firm of Bosanquet & Willermin, silk merchants, for several years before being elected to the Direction of the East India Company in 1782. After serving three terms as a Director, he was elected [[Deputy Chairman of the British East India Company|Deputy Chairman of the company]] three times (1797, 1802 and 1810) and [[Chairman of the British East India Company|Chairman of the company]], in each of the years 1798, 1803 and 1811).<ref>{{cite book|title=The India list and India Office list|year=1819|publisher=Harrison and Sons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA110 }}</ref>
+Bosanquet acquired the manors of Broxbournebury, Hoddesdonbury and Baas.<ref>[http://www.compassion-in-business.co.uk/cityscape/brickendon/woods.htm A History of Brickendon]</ref> and was pricked [[High Sheriff of Hertfordshire]] for 1803–04.
-He became a junior partner in his cousin's firm of Bosanquet and Willermin, silk merchants, for several years before being elected to the Direction of the East India Company in 1782. After serving three terms as a Director he was elected [[Deputy Chairman of the British East India Company|Deputy Chairman of the company]] three times (1797, 1802 and 1810) and [[Chairman of the British East India Company|Chairman of the company]] the each of the following years (1798, 1803 and  1811).<ref>{{cite book|title=The India list and India Office list|year=1819|publisher=Harrison and Sons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA110 }}</ref>
+==Family==
-Jacob Bosanquet acquired the manors of Broxbournebury, Hoddesdonbury and Baas.<ref>[http://www.compassion-in-business.co.uk/cityscape/brickendon/woods.htm A History of Brickendon]</ref> and was pricked [[High Sheriff of Hertfordshire]] for 1803-04.
+Bosanquet was married 27 September 1790 to Henrietta, daughter of [[George Armytage (politician)|Sir George Armytage, Baronet]] and had two sons and two daughters.<ref>A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 3 By John Burke [https://archive.org/details/agenealogicalan00goog/page/n339]</ref> His son [[George Jacob Bosanquet]] was also High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
-He was married 27 Sep 1790 to Henrietta, daughter of [[George Armytage|Sir George Armytage, Baronet]] and had 2 sons and 2 daughters.<ref>A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 3 By John Burke [https://books.google.com/books?id=qf4GAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA317]</ref> His son [[George Jacob Bosanquet]] was also [[High Sheriff of Hertfordshire]].
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