DISTON, Josiah (1667-1737), of Bakewell Hall, Basinghall Street, London and Woodcote Grove, Epsom, Surr.

Family and Education

b. 1667, 2nd s. of Josiah Diston of Chipping Norton, Oxon. by his w. Mary. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxix. 545; T. Phillipps, Collectanea, 374, 379.

Offices Held

Dir. Bank of England 1701–21 (with statutory intervals), dep. gov. 1721–3; dir. New E.I. Co. 1706–7, 1708, 1711; trustee for taking loan to the Emperor 1706. N. and Q. clxxix. 59; Daily Courant, 9 Mar., 16, 25 Apr. 1706; Boyer, Anne Annals, iv. 127.

Freeman, common councilman and capital burgess, Devizes 1707– May 1708, Sept. 1709–?d.; freeman Oct. 1708–June 1709. Wilts. RO, Devizes bor. recs. G20/1/19, min. bk.

Receiver-gen. of taxes for Westminster and Mdx. 1721–6.

Parlimentarian

DISTON, Josiah (c.1667-1737), of Bakewell Hall, Basinghall St., London.

Main residences: Bakewell Hall, Basinghall Street, London; Woodcote Grove, Epsom, Surr.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

DISTON, Josiah (1667-1737)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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