Philip Fonnereau
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Philip Fonnereau was a British
merchant and banker, the eldest son of Zachary Philip Fonnereau
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He belonged to a wealthy Huguenot
merchant family, and was a Director of the Bank of England
. Fonnereau served as a Member of Parliament
for the borough
of Aldeburgh
.
He had at least two daughters:
Great Britain
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merchant and banker, the eldest son of Zachary Philip Fonnereau
Zachary Philip Fonnereau
Zachary Philip Fonnereau was a British businessman and politician, the fourth son of the merchant Claude Fonnereau.A London merchant, he was of Huguenot extraction...
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He belonged to a wealthy Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
merchant family, and was a Director of the Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...
. Fonnereau served as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for the borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
of Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh (UK Parliament constituency)
Aldeburgh was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessor bodies.The town was enfranchised in 1571 as a borough constituency...
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He had at least two daughters:
- Mary Anne Fonnereau (d. 1844) married George Woodford Thellusson (d. 1811), on 3 April 1791.
- Elizabeth Margaret Fonnereau married George HibbertGeorge HibbertGeorge Hibbert was an eminent English merchant, politician, slave- and ship-owner, amateur botanist and book collector. With Robert Milligan, he was also one of the principals of the West India Dock Company which instigated the construction of the West India Docks on London's Isle of Dogs in 1800...
(d. 1837) on 30 August 1784.