Sir John Henry Pelly, 1st Baronet, DL was an English businessman.
14 Facts About John Pelly
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John Pelly held other noteworthy offices, including Governor of the Bank of England.
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John Pelly's father was Captain Henry Hinde Pelly, Esq.
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John Pelly became an Elder Brother of Trinity House in 1823, and Deputy Master some years later.
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John Pelly was a Commissioner of the Lord Lieutenant of the City of London, and of the Loan Office of Public Works and Fisheries.
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John Pelly served as magistrate and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Essex on 16 October 1810.
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John Pelly was appointed a vice-president of the Marine Society in 1847.
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John Pelly was a Director of the HBC before becoming its 17th Governor, serving in that capacity for three decades, from 1822 through 1852.
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John Pelly was responsible for organizing several exploration parties, including some for Peter Warren Dease and Thomas Simpson which assisted in the discovery of the Northwest Passage.
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John Pelly was responsible for the 1849 colonization of Vancouver Island.
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John Pelly developed a business relationship with Sir George Simpson, Governor-in-Chief of Rupert's Land, and an HBC employee.
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John Pelly married Emma Boulton of Leatherhead, Surrey in 1807.
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John Pelly was the daughter of Henry Boulton of Thorncroft, governor of the Corporation of Working Mines and Metals in Scotland.
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John Pelly had residences at Warnham Court near Horsham, Sussex, and Upton House, West Ham, Essex.