Rowland Stephenson (19 May 1782 – 2 July 1856)[1] was a British banker and politician who precipitated the collapse of a bank and took refuge in America.[2]
Rowland Stephenson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 May 1782 At sea returning to London |
| Died | July 1856 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Employer(s) | Stephenson, Remington and Company |
| Known for | Banking Scandal |
| Spouse | Mary Eliza Stephenson |
| Children | Rowland Macdonald Stephenson, Cecil Mackintosh Stephenson |
| Relatives | Great-Uncle Rowland Stephenson, Uncle and Father-in-Law Edward Stephenson, Brother-in-Law John Norman MacLeod |
The son of a banker and a great nephew of his namesake, MP for Carlisle (1787–1790), he had been born at sea when his family returned from Florida when their business failed after the American War of Independence. He joined Remington, Stephenson & Company on leaving Eton. He already had several properties in Essex, the manor of Cockermouth and How Hatch estate in Dagenham, before adding to his property in Romford by buying Marshalls in 1816.
- ^ "STEPHENSON, Rowland (1782–1856), of Marshalls, nr. Romford, Essex | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Stephenson, Rowland (1782–1856), art collector, politician, and bankrupt in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography