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Founders: Frederic Seebohm

Founders: Frederic Seebohm l a n d s c a p e s (2010), 2, pp. 73–79 © Paul D. A. Harvey 2011 Paul D. A. Harvey Next year, 1912, will be the centenary of the death of Frederic Seebohm. While he is best remembered for his writings on medieval agrarian and social history, they were only a part of a remarkably full life – by profession he was a banker. Born in 1833, in 1857 he married Mary Ann Exton, whose father had been the founding partner of a bank at Hitchin (Hertfordshire) and in 1859 he himself became a partner in the bank. Earlier he had tried out several possible careers and in 1856 he was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple. But banking clearly suited him: he was efficient and successful. He held office as president of the Institute of Bankers and in 1896, when the Hitchin bank was one of those amalgamated to form Barclay and Co. Ltd, he was made a member of the new board. The many calculations in the working papers for his books on agrarian history reveal his familiarity with figures and remind us of his banking background. Both Seebohm and his http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Landscapes Taylor & Francis

Founders: Frederic Seebohm

Harvey, Paul D. A.
Landscapes , Volume 11 (2): 7 – Oct 1, 2010
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Taylor & Francis
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l a n d s c a p e s (2010), 2, pp. 73–79 © Paul D. A. Harvey 2011 Paul D. A. Harvey Next year, 1912, will be the centenary of the death of Frederic Seebohm. While he is best remembered for his writings on medieval agrarian and social history, they were only a part of a remarkably full life – by profession he was a banker. Born in 1833, in 1857 he married Mary Ann Exton, whose father had been the founding partner of a bank at Hitchin (Hertfordshire) and in 1859 he himself became a partner in the bank. Earlier he had tried out several possible careers and in 1856 he was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple. But banking clearly suited him: he was efficient and successful. He held office as president of the Institute of Bankers and in 1896, when the Hitchin bank was one of those amalgamated to form Barclay and Co. Ltd, he was made a member of the new board. The many calculations in the working papers for his books on agrarian history reveal his familiarity with figures and remind us of his banking background. Both Seebohm and his

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