Sir Josiah Child | |
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![]() Portrait, oil on canvas attributed to John Riley (1646–1691), National Gallery Collections. |
Sir Josiah Child, 1st Baronet, MP (c. 1630/31 – 22 June 1699) was an English economist, merchant and politician. He was an economist proponent of mercantilism and governor of the East India Company.[1] He led the company in the Anglo-Mughal War.