SCAWEN, Sir William (c.1644-1722), of Walbrook, London and Carshalton, Surr.

Family and Education

b. c. 1644, 5th s. of Robert Scawen† of Horton, Bucks.; bro. of Sir Thomas Scawen*. m. Mary (d. 1700), da. of Sir William Maynard, 1st Bt., of Walthamstow, Essex, s.p.; 1 illegit. ch. Kntd. 29 Oct. 1692.

Offices Held

Asst. N.W. American Trading Co. 1691, Mines Co. 1693; dir. Bank of Eng. 1694–5, 1699–d. (with statutory intervals), dep.-gov. 1695–7, gov. 1697–9; dep.-gov. Antwerp Bank, 1695; commr. enlarging capital stock of Bank of Eng. 1697; dir. New E. I. Co. 1698, manager, united trade 1706, dir. E. I. Co. 1710–12; trustee, receiving loan to Emperor, 1706; trustee, poor Palatines, 1709; commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711. College of Arms mss K.9, pp. 136–7; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii.), 441; PCC 41 Penn; CSP Dom. 1690–91, p. 527; 1693, p. 207; 1698, pp. 370–1; Add. 38871 (unfol.), list of E. I. Co. officials.

Parlimentarian

SCAWEN, Sir William (c.1647-1722), of Walbrook, London and Carshalton, Surr.

Main residences: Walbrook, London; Carshalton, Surr.

Author

P.L.G.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

SCAWEN, Sir William (c.1644-1722)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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