Peter Delmé

Sir Peter Delmé (died 1728) was a notable English figure in commerce and banking in the early 18th century.

Delmé was the third son of Pierre Delmé and Sibella Nightingale. He became a London merchant, was knighted in 1714, served as Deputy Governor^[1] and then Governor of the Bank of England (1715–1717), as Sheriff of London in 1717, and in 1723 was made Lord Mayor of London.

Family

He married Anne Matcham, daughter of Cornelius Macham and Elizabeth Penton, on 26 January 1709.^[2] They had two children:

• Anne Delmé (died June 1794)
• Peter Delmé (28 February 1710 – 10 April 1770),^[3] who became a politician and whose son, also called Peter Delmé, also became a politician.

He died in 1728.^[2] In his will, he left a bequest to Morden College.^[4] An ornate memorial in his honour is in the Guild Church of St Margaret Pattens.^[5]

References

1. "Deputy Governors of the Bank of England" (PDF). Bank of England. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
2. Ancestors of David Robarts http://www.stepneyrobarts.co.uk/3240.htm. Date accessed: 13 November 2011.
3. A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe http://thepeerage.com/p1618.htm#i16176. Date accessed: 13 November 2011.
4. From: 'Charlton', The Environs of London: volume 4: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent (1796), pp. 324-42. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=45480. Date accessed: 3 October 2007.
5. Memorials, The Guild Church of St Margaret Pattens http://www.stmargaretpattens.org/Memorials.htm Date accessed: 13 November 2011.