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Thomas Catto, 1st Baron Catto

Scottish businessman and banker (1879–1959)

Thomas Sivewright Catto, 1st Baron Catto, CBE, PC (15 March 1879 – 23 August 1959) was a Scottish businessman and later Governor of the Bank of England.2

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Born Mar 15, 1879, died Aug 23, 1959.1

Early life and education

Catto was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, to William and Isabella Catto. His father, a shipwright, had moved to Newcastle to find work, but died less than a year after Thomas was born and the family returned to their hometown of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. They later moved back to Newcastle and Catto won a scholarship to Heaton School (later Rutherford College of Technology).

From Wikipedia’s article on Thomas Catto, 1st Baron Catto (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: politician, businessperson.5

  • 1944 to 1949Governor of the Bank of England3
  • Since 1936Chair, Tobacco Securities Trust4
  • Date not recordedMember of the House of Lords3
  • Date not recordedMember of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom3

Personal life

  • BornMar 15, 1879, Newcastle upon Tyne6
  • DiedAug 23, 1959, Holmbury St Mary7
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom8
  • SpouseGladys Forbes Gordon married 19109

Awards

  • Date not recordedCommander of the Order of the British Empire10

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