For the English cricketer and Royal Navy officer, see John Pelly (cricketer).
Sir John Henry Pelly
Bt DL
17th Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
In office 1822–1852
Governor of the Bank of England
In office 1841–1842
Preceded by
Sir John Rae Reid
Succeeded by
William Cotton
Personal details
Born
John Henry Pelly
(1777-03-31)31 March 1777 England
Died
13 August 1852(1852-08-13) (aged 75) West Ham, Essex, England
Citizenship
British
Spouse
Emma (nee Boulton)
Children
10
Parent(s)
Henry Hinde Pelly, Esq. and Sally-Hitchen Blake
Known for
Governor, Hudson's Bay Company; Governor of the Bank of England
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Sir John Henry Pelly, 1st Baronet, DL (31 March 1777 – 13 August 1852) was an English businessman. During most of his career, he was an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), serving as Governor of the HBC for three decades. He held other noteworthy offices, including Governor of the Bank of England.[1] The title of Baronet Pelly was created for him.
^"Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart., 17th Governor of Hudson's Bay Company 1822–1852". hbc.com. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
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elected a member of the London Botanical Society in 1839. John George Children and JohnPelly Atkins were friends of William Henry Fox Talbot. Anna Atkins...
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bay. Pelly Bay is named after Sir JohnPelly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, that managed the British territory of Rupert's Land, that Pelly Bay...
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child. As a result of his locality, Pelly attended the nearby Forest School. Pelly was the grandson of JohnPelly, who served as governor of the Hudson's...
bowhead whale habitat"), formerly known as Pelly Bay until 3 December 1999, is located on the shore of Pelly Bay, just off the Gulf of Boothia, Simpson...
Herbert Raymond Pelly, CB, DSO, RN (24 September 1904 – 13 February 1980) was a senior Royal Navy officer. Peter Douglas Herbert Raymond Pelly was born on...
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at a partially constructed Fort Astoria two months after the departure of John Jacob Astor's ill-fated Tonquin. The Oregon Country was originally claimed...
Washington between 1953 and 1973. Pelly was born on August 22, 1902, in Seattle, Washington. His parents were Bernard Pelly, the British consul to Seattle...
Charles W. Pelly, commonly Chuck Pelly, is an American industrial designer. Pelly is best known for founding the global design consultancy DesignworksUSA...
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