Sir Matthew Decker, portrait by Theodorus Netscher (1661-1728), Fitzwilliam MuseumArms of Decker: Argent, a demi-buck gules between his forelegs an arrow erected in pale or, as confirmed in 1716 to Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet, by Sir John Vanbrugh, Clarenceaux King of Arms, as used by his ancestors in Holland[1]Dirck Decker, father of Sir Matthew, with the Grote Kerk, Haarlem in the background.[2] 1671 portrait by Jan Andrea Lievens, Fitzwilliam Museum. Great grandfather of the founder of the Fitzwilliam MuseumMonument to Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Richmond, showing the arms of Decker impaling Watkins Azure, a fess vair between three leopard's faces jessant-de-lys or
Sir Matthew Decker, 1st Baronet (1679 – 18 March 1749) (Dutch: Mattijs Decker) of Richmond Green in Surrey, was a Dutch-born English merchant and economist who served as a Member of Parliament for Bishop's Castle in Shropshire from 1719 to 1722. He was a governor of the South Sea Company from 1711 to 1712, and a Director of the East India Company from 1713 to 1743. His published works show him as "such a strong supporter of the doctrine of free trade as to rank as one of the most important forerunners of Adam Smith",[3] proposed amongst other measures, to abolish customs duties and replace them with a tax upon houses, to abolish the duty on tea replacing it with a licence duty on households wishing to consume it, and to repeal import duties and bounties in general. At his house in Richmond, he amassed a large collection of art, including many Dutch paintings, which later formed the core of the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, founded by his grandson. He was a pioneer in the growing of exotic fruits in England, including pineapple and lemon, in his heated greenhouses at Richmond.
^Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica, Howard, Vol.4, 1892, p.289
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^1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 7 Decker, Sir Matthew
Sir MatthewDecker, 1st Baronet (1679 – 18 March 1749) (Dutch: Mattijs Decker) of Richmond Green in Surrey, was a Dutch-born English merchant and economist...
musical adaptation of the film is in development, with Ayad Akhtar and MatthewDecker adapting from Chazelle's script and Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul...
Decker caught a touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford, when celebrating for the touchdown he threw the football into the stands. After the game Decker...
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viability". Around 1714, Henry Telende, a Dutch gardener employed by MatthewDecker, a Dutch-born English merchant, economist, and politician, made a breakthrough...
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the film, directed by Bartlett Sher from a book by Ayad Akhtar and MatthewDecker, with Marc Platt and Lionsgate returning to produce. "Justin Hurwitz"...
decorated Captains as of 2256. Also included in the list are: Robert April, MatthewDecker, Philippa Georgiou, and Christopher Pike. Porthos is Archer's dog. One...
of the film currently in development, with a book by Ayad Akhtar and MatthewDecker and direction by Bartlett Sher. Pasek and Paul wrote the songs for the...
Writers Institute. In 2023, it was announced that he would co-pen with MatthewDecker the libretto for the stage musical adaptation of Damien Chazelle's 2016...
haven't felt a sense of belonging at the theater.” Erin Reilly and MatthewDecker founded the theater in 2005 as a summer theater with open air performances...
company staged the play from April 9 to May 1, 2010. It was directed by MatthewDecker and featured Ed Renninger (Tom), Melissa Joy Hart (Helen), Paul Felder...
Daudt (1925–2008) Sanny Day (1921–2008) Louis Debij (1937–2018) Sir MatthewDecker, 1st Baronet (1679–1749), merchant and economist Eduard Douwes Dekker...
January 24 – Christian Wolff, German philosopher (d. 1754) March 18 – MatthewDecker, English merchant and writer (d. 1749) March 29 – Benedict Calvert,...
Harling Norfolk and Little Saxham Suffolk and his wife Mary Decker, daughter of Sir MatthewDecker, 1st Baronet MP and a London merchant. He was educated at...
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